NKorea reveals uranium facility

by Reuters - Agence France-Presse

Sep 14, 2024 12:11 am

(UPDATE) SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a uranium enrichment facility and cited the need to produce more weapons-grade material for nuclear bombs, state media KCNA reported on Friday.

The report on Kim's visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute and a production base for weapon-grade nuclear materials was accompanied by photos giving a rare glimpse inside North Korea's nuclear program, which is banned under multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions.

GOING NUCLEAR North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Nuclear Weapons Institute at an undisclosed location in a photo released on Sept. 13, 2024. AFP Photo

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