North Korea
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, front right, visits a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels at an undisclosed place in North Korea Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.
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North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate." The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Kim visited the facility Wednesday to learn about its operations. KCNA didn't say where the site is located and when it began operation. But state media photos on the place showed it is likely a plant to produce weapons-grade uranium. Its disclosure is in line with Kim’s repeated vows to expand his nuclear weapons program to cope with what he called U.S. military threats.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called a U.S. push for denuclearization of North Korea “anachronistic dream." Kim Yo Jong said Sunday North Korea will only steadily expand its nuclear arsenal in the face of U.S.-led threats. Her statement came a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un, in his first visit to the country in seven years. Experts say Kim Jong Un wants an international recognition as a nuclear state so that he could demand lifting of international economic sanctions on North Korea.
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