Kim Jong Un points to ‘most ferocious enemies’ as North Korea unveils new nuclear fuel production plant

Key points

• North Korea unveiled on Thursday, June 4, a new fuel production facility for nuclear arsenal with leader Kim Jong Un pointed towards the “most ferocious enemies” – an apparent reference to the US and South Korea – and also announced the plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.” The location of the new nuclear fuel production plant remains undisclosed.
• While it is yet to be confirmed whether North Korea has functioning nuclear missiles that can reach the US mainland, the unveiling of the plant implies that the North Korean leader wants to cement his country's status as a nuclear power.
• Beefing up North Korea's nuclear arsenal Kim Jong Un also visited the nuclear fuel production plant and confirmed “the order of priority for implementing the ambitious future plan designed to beef up our state’s nuclear forces at an exponential rate.” He pointed at the urgency to...