North Korea, first public disclosure of uranium enrichment facilities

Kim Jong-un: “Just looking at it gives me strength”
He also observed the test firing of a new ballistic missile. ‘North Korea has publicly disclosed Kim Jong-un’s visit to a uranium enrichment facility, openly displaying its nuclear threat.’,
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, ‘During the visit, Kim Jong-un conducted on-site inspections of nuclear weapons research facilities and weapons-grade nuclear material production bases, grasping the status of nuclear weapon and material production and presenting important tasks related to increasing the production of weapons-grade nuclear material, as reported by the North Korean party newspaper Rodong Sinmun on the 13th.’,
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, ‘After inspecting the uranium enrichment facility control room, Kim expressed great satisfaction upon hearing reports of production processes utilizing indigenous development of devices, such as the centrifuge separator, to produce nuclear material.’,
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, ‘Kim emphasized, “Just looking at this place gives me strength,” and added, “If we were to exponentially increase the number of our self-defense nuclear weapons, we should not be complacent with the current achievements, but should increase the number of centrifuge separators and enhance their individual separation abilities.”‘,
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, ‘He further revealed plans to push forward with the introduction of new advanced centrifuge separators that are already in the final stages of completion, indicating efforts to further strengthen the foundation for the production of weapons-grade nuclear material.’,
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, ‘This marks the first time that North Korea has publicly released news and photos of Kim Jong-un’s visit to a uranium enrichment facility. The on-site inspection was accompanied by Hong Sung-mu, Deputy Director of the General Department of Munitions Industry of the Central Committee of the ruling party.’,
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, ‘A centrifuge separator is a device that produces highly enriched uranium, a raw material for nuclear warheads, by repeatedly separating enriched and depleted uranium through high-speed rotation after injecting uranium.’,
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, ‘The specific location of Kim Jong-un’s visit has not been explicitly disclosed.’,
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, ‘It is known that North Korea possesses uranium enrichment facilities not only at Yongbyon, a nuclear site, but also at Kangson, near Pyongyang, and in other locations. Additionally, Kim Jong-un has been engaged in military activities such as visiting the test site for the performance verification of the new 600mm large-caliber mobile ballistic missile launcher (TEL) and the training ground for special forces.’,
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, ‘The newspaper reported that the test firing for the performance verification of the new 600mm artillery vehicle took place with Kim Jong-un in attendance, following the launch of a number of short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea from the Pyongyang area the previous day.’,
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, ‘The purpose of this test was to verify the combat effectiveness of the TEL, which has fully automated the drive system development and the firepower loading process, through driving tests and rapid firing tests, with clear evidence of combat performance and positive feedback from the soldiers.’,
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, ‘On the 11th, Kim Jong-un visited a special operations training base of the Korean People’s Army. At the base, Kim Jong-un mentioned that “sweat must be shed a lot in training in order to shed less blood in war” and emphasized that “war does not give advance notice.”‘,
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, ‘He also stressed, “Our military should be fully prepared to immediately suppress and decisively defeat the enemy in case of war and completely pacify them. Even if war were to break out right now, we should be prepared to mercilessly sweep through and completely subdue the enemies.” Shin Dae-won, Reporter’,
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