North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours arms factories, inspects artillery plants and even fires a gun in newly released photographs that appear to offer a rare glimpse into the secretive state’s weapons facilities.
North Korean state news agency KCNA, which released the photos on Saturday, said the images showed Kim touring a production plant of a “large-caliber artillery complex” and giving “on site guidance” to workers at a facility for “strategic cruise missiles and unmanned attack aircraft.” It also said Kim gave “important directions” regarding “capacity-building for the serial production of new ammunition.” The visits took place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the news agency said.
In July, North Korea held a major military parade featuring two models of intercontinental ballistic missiles as part of its commemorations of the Korean War armistice, known as Victory Day by Pyongyang, even though the grueling conflict ended in stalemate and the peninsula divided.
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