North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a secretive uranium enrichment facility and called for stronger efforts to 'exponentially' increase the number of his country's nuclear weapons.
Mr Kim was briefed by scientists amid lines of metal centrifuges. North Korea has offered its first glimpse into a secretive facility used to produce weapons-grade uranium.
In a response, South Korea's Ministry of Unification said it strongly condemned the unveiling and Mr Kim's vows to boost his country's nuclear capability.
He added that Friday's report indicated North Korean tactical nuclear weapons designs "may primarily rely on uranium for their cores", and that it could more easily stockpile uranium than plutonium.When operated year-round, they would be able to produceNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un says country will increase number of nuclear weaponsKim Jong Un said North Korea is facing a "grave threat" from what it said was a US-led nuclear-based military bloc in the region.
"And who are they speaking to? It could obviously be South Korea but also certainly the United States."In an apparent reference to those launches, KCNA said Mr Kim had supervised test-firing of nuclear-capable 600mm multiple rockets to examine the performance of their new launch vehicles.North Korea has sharply ramped up weapons testing activities since 2022.
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