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Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Ironfaceman(op): 5:03pm On Jun 04
Kim Jong Un inspects new nuclear plant, plans ‘exponential’ weapons production ramp-up

Kim Jong Un inspected a new plant that makes weapons-grade nuclear material on Wednesday and said Pyongyang plans to “beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate,” according to a report from state-run media.

The North Korean leader said that his country has more than doubled its capacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear material in the past five years and that the new plant will help strengthen its nuclear war deterrent, according to the report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Kim instituted the push for more nuclear weapons under a five-year plan that was implemented after denuclearization talks with the United States, including three meetings with US President Donald Trump during his first term, ended in failure.

News of the new North Korean nuclear plant comes as Washington is trying to strike a deal to end the months-old US-Israeli war with Iran and get Tehran to give up nuclear materials that it could develop into nuclear weapons.

North Korea already has enough nuclear material for up to 90 warheads and is believed to have assembled around 50, according to a Congressional Research Service report from March.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reported in March that North Korea has at least two active nuclear enrichment plants, one in Yongbyon and another in Kangson.

The agency said it was monitoring the construction of a new building at Yongbyon “which has dimensions and infrastructure, including power supply and cooling capacity, similar to the Kangson enrichment facility.”

“The new building is externally complete and internal fitting is likely underway,” the IAEA report said.

In April testimony to the US House Armed Services Committee, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. James Adams, said Pyongyang was “building a probable additional uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon.”

Whether the facility Kim toured on Wednesday is that new Yongbyon facility or another previously unknown plant could not be determined. The KCNA report did not give a location.

This is at least the third time since September 2024 that state media has published photos of Kim inspecting a uranium enrichment or nuclear material production facility.

Thursday’s KCNA report said the new nuclear plant employed “more sophisticated technology,” and images provided by North Korea showed Kim walking among rows of centrifuges.

Hong Min, a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Unification in Seoul, told CNN the new facility reveals a maturation and scaling of North Korea’s nuclear program.

The report “gives the impression that the center of the gravity has shifted from ‘research and production’ to ‘mass production and munitions’” as officials from the munitions industry and the Nuclear Weapons Institute accompanied Kim, Hong said.

Also, by publishing various photos showing the control room, processing pipes and module zone, North Korea “is intentionally highlighting the aspect of a completed factory in operation,” he said.

Highlighting production facilities over more flashy weapons tests or grand military parades shows North Korea is now projecting it has the infrastructure to make good on its plans to field a robust nuclear deterrent.

Along with building its nuclear enrichment capacity, North Korea has been testing a range of missiles over the past years, and it has successfully tested Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) capable of striking anywhere in the United States, according to the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment from the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence.

North Korea’s ascension to nuclear-power status has been cited as something Trump has been trying to prevent Iran from duplicating with Operation Epic Fury.

Critics of Trump counter that his first administration ripped up a previous Obama-era deal to monitor Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and is now trying to strike a similar agreement after three months of war has failed to achieve regime change in Tehran or the destruction of its nuclear program.


A growing North Korean nuclear arsenal is representative of a worldwide trend, according to the 2026 edition of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor.

“The number of nuclear warheads available for use by the armed forces of the world’s nine nuclear-armed states had risen to 9,745, with a combined explosive yield equating to more than 135,000 Hiroshima bombs,” the group says.

2025 was the ninth consecutive year that the number of deployable nuclear weapons increased, the report said.

Russia has the most nuclear weapons, more than 5,400, followed by the US with almost 5,300.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/04/asia/north-korea-nuclear-plant-kim-intl-hnk-ml

Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Ironfaceman(op): 5:04pm On Jun 04
Critics of Trump counter that his first administration ripped up a previous Obama-era deal to monitor Iran’s nuclear enrichment program and is now trying to strike a similar agreement after three months of war has failed to achieve regime change in Tehran or the destruction of its nuclear program.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results--Albert Einstein

Trump’s unilateralist stand have put him in  America's hall of shame.

Trump turned his back on Europe in the Ukraine - Russia War games.
Now he want Europe in his Trump-Iran war games.


But you know  what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by brain54(m): 5:20pm On Jun 04
The 'lil rocket 🚀 man no one wants to rumble with doing what he does best...
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Kobojunkie: 5:35pm On Jun 04
brain54:
The 'lil rocket 🚀 man no one wants to rumble with doing what he does best...
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by TossTos(m): 5:51pm On Jun 04
Kim jong , war dey , war no dey , always guiding.. if them do anyhow , them go recieve anyhow
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by muyico(m): 6:07pm On Jun 04
Iran already gat missile head
By the help of Russia 🪆 and China
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by PulaPower: 9:26pm On Jun 04
Kobojunkie:
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided
How did you know this?

Where’s your evidence?
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Kobojunkie: 9:29pm On Jun 04
PulaPower:
➜How did you know this? Where’s your evidence?
Use Google to your advantage, if you have not already learned to! undecided
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Sonofgod1990(m): 9:49pm On Jun 04
What a working country. Not the one here that is been ruled by a vegetable 🥒🥒
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Tenses: 9:51pm On Jun 04
What Iran can never ever be
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Idaytesj29(m): 9:52pm On Jun 04
Says who?
You there is no hunger in your Almighty USA?
Kobojunkie:
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided

Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by maasoap(m): 9:53pm On Jun 04
Here is a country producing nuclear bombs and intercontinental ballistic missiles and Trump is playing deaf and blind. Na only Iran trying to get nuclear energy and a signatory to non proliferation of nuclear material him dey bully constantly.
Imagine Israel is reported to have between 80 and 400 nuclear bombs and not a signatory to non proliferation of nuclear material and both USA and UN acting like they don't know
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by EmekaBlue(m): 9:53pm On Jun 04
Amidst this war. The young man no dey fear anybody
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Nword22: 9:54pm On Jun 04
My role model, I don't know why Nigeria can't engage with this guy to build a nuclear for this country.

If I become the. President of this country I will make him a friend and get some dirty bombs..then we can now brag with any nation that feels they can intimidate others.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Antoeni(m): 9:55pm On Jun 04
I Will Wait For Donald Trump's Reaction and Response
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Osariemen12: 9:56pm On Jun 04
At least he is protecting his people against terrorists and bandits unlike the present occupants of the Aso Rock.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by MiamiLord: 9:56pm On Jun 04
This one problem all the time na nuclear weapon always...
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by CrownOfClay724: 9:56pm On Jun 04
Kobojunkie:
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided
You're a breathing propaganda sponge if you think the North Koreans are starving.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by HacheNoire: 9:57pm On Jun 04
The US needs to attack North Korea and retrieve the nuclear weapons.

North Korea has no right to own a nuclear weapon or program, has it has becomes a threat in Asia.

🤣😂🤣😂
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by PheelzAlmighty: 9:58pm On Jun 04
The war that is coming.... Lmao
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by iykololo(m): 10:00pm On Jun 04
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Guyman02: 10:00pm On Jun 04
Having nuclear weapon keeps America warmongers away, this is why Iran will not hand over it's nuclear materials to America or they will become like Libya and Syria
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by ppogba: 10:01pm On Jun 04
Antoeni:
I Will Wait For Donald Trump's Reaction and Response
He will pretend to be sleeping now.

Na who born monkey?
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by erico2k2(m): 10:04pm On Jun 04
CrownOfClay724:
You're a breathing propaganda sponge if you think the North Koreans are starving.
U sure that some Nigerians are not starving ?
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Tonitoniton(m): 10:11pm On Jun 04
It is wonderful to know that two countries that was once one now doing things differently.

South Korea is developing technology to better life for all while

North Korea is building bombs to erase my from the earth

What a world!
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Enoch07: 10:20pm On Jun 04
Kobojunkie:
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided
don't cry more than the bereaved
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by vr0xen: 10:27pm On Jun 04
So much love for the rocket man.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Iran2025: 10:30pm On Jun 04
His people are suffering and he's busy manufacturing weapons.
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Judolisco(m):
Na so iran too dey do that year... Till dem collect
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by educatedfool: 10:41pm On Jun 04
PulaPower:
How did you know this?

Where’s your evidence?
Na dem Iran kill 50k of its protesters in a single day
Re: Kim Jong Un Inspects New Nuclear Plant, Plans ‘exponential’ Weapons Production by Smartguyboy(m): 10:45pm On Jun 04
Kobojunkie:
All while his people continue to starve to death. undecided
Says by who?


Western media
While ignored Ukraine propaganda President kidnapping his citizens to force war they are not interested in fighting on the street for the poor Ukrainians who can’t afford 15-20k dollars 💵
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