North Korea released images of centrifuges producing fuel for its nuclear bombs for the first time Friday, September 13, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a uranium enrichment center and called for strengthening Pyongyang’s arsenal. It was a rare spotlight on North Korea’s nuclear program, the development of which is banned by several U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Photos published by the North Korean state press show Kim Jong-un visiting the Nuclear Weapons Institute and a site for the production of nuclear materials for military purposes. The North Korean leader appears among centrifuges intended for uranium enrichment.
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The exact date of this visit is not specified. No details are given on the location of these sites.
Kim Jong-un was quoted by the official KCNA news agency as saying that “anti-North Korea nuclear threats” from the United States and “its vassals” had crossed the red line.
With Reuters (Hyunsu Yim and Josh Smith; French version Jean Terzian)
Source: www.usinenouvelle.com
