N Korea’s Kim Jong Un calls for ‘exponential’ expansion of nuclear arsenal
Summary
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a new uranium enrichment facility and called for a big increase in the country’s nuclear weapons. He said the production of nuclear materials has more than doubled in five years and stressed the need to grow their nuclear force because of security threats.Key Facts
- North Korea showed a new plant for making nuclear bomb fuel.
- Kim Jong Un said uranium production today is more than twice what it was five years ago.
- Kim described the plan as a major step to quickly increase nuclear weapons.
- The visit happened alongside a meeting about expanding nuclear forces.
- Photos showed Kim inspecting the new facility with many pipes and tubes.
- Analysts think the visit signals North Korea’s refusal to give up its nuclear weapons before talks.
- This uranium site is North Korea’s third publicly revealed uranium enrichment plant.
- Experts mentioned the visit might be connected to upcoming talks with China’s President Xi Jinping.
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