Kim Jong Un tours North Korea uranium enrichment facility in rare nuclear program photos
North Korea released the first-ever images of a uranium-enrichment facility that produces fuel for its nuclear bombs, with Kim Jong Un calling for “exponentially” increasing the country’s nuclear arsenal.
Images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often allow the world a chance to peek inside his reclusive, nuclear-armed state.
And on Friday they went a step further: Having frequently shown off his weapons, Kim offered an unprecedented glimpse of what powers them.
Pyongyang released the first-ever images of a uranium-enrichment facility that produces fuel for its nuclear bombs, showing Kim Jong Un touring the facility as he called for his military to “exponentially” increase its nuclear arsenal to be ready for combat with the United States and its allies.
The pictures released by state media KCNA offer a rare glimpse into North Korea’s nuclear program, which has been shrouded in secrecy and is banned under multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.
The photos show Kim walking between rows of centrifuge instruments where uranium is spun at high speeds, a key step in the production of nuclear warheads. Kim visited the Nuclear Weapons Institute and a production base for weapon-grade nuclear materials, KCNA said, where the North Korean leader said the number of centrifuges needs to be ramped up “in order to exponentially increase the number of nuclear weapons.”
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