State media released images of leader Kim Jong Un visiting the Nuclear Weapons Institute and an unnamed facility producing weapons-grade nuclear materials. By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung September 13, 2024 This undated photo provided on Sept. 13, 2024, by the North Korean government shows its leader Kim Jong Un, center, on an inspecting visit at what they say is an institute of nuclear weapons and a facility for nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Credit: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as state media reported Friday that leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and called for stronger efforts to “exponentially” increase its number of nuclear weapons. It’s unclear whether the site is at North Korea’s main Yongbyon nuclear complex, but it’...
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