North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a uranium enrichment plant and called for new centrifuges, which will produce more weapons material for nuclear bombs, state news agency KCNA reported Friday.
The agency’s report on Kim’s visit to the facility was accompanied by photographs that provided a rare glimpse into North Korea’s nuclear program, which is banned by several UN resolutions.
The photos showed Kim standing among long rows of metal centrifuges, the machines used to enrich uranium. The report did not say when the visit took place or where the facility was located.
North Korea is believed to have several of these facilities
North Korea is believed to have several uranium enrichment facilities. Analysts said commercial satellite images in recent years showed construction of the main nuclear science research center at Yongbyon, including the uranium enrichment plant, suggesting possible expansion.
International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi said on Monday that the UN nuclear watchdog had detected activity consistent with the operation of a reactor and the reported centrifuge enrichment plant at Yongbyon.
North Korea is believed to have fifty nuclear warheads
Estimates of the number of North Korean nuclear weapons vary widely. In July, a report by the Federation of American Scientists concluded that the country may have produced enough fissile material to build 90 warheads, but that it is probably closer to 50.
Source: Krone
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