North Korea Doubles Weapons-Grade Nuclear Materials Production Capacity, Opens New Factory

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a newly inaugurated nuclear materials production factory at an undisclosed location, state media reported Thursday. An image of the inspection was released by the Korean Central News Agency on June 4, 2026. The facility is described as a nuclear materials production factory.

Kim stated that the suspected uranium-enrichment facility will help create an environment for going into the new next-stage of bolstering up the nuclear forces. He said the expanded nuclear production capacity and development of sophisticated nuclear technology create a mature environment for going into the new next-stage of bolstering up the nuclear forces.

Kim stated that North Korea’s weapons-grade nuclear materials production capacity more than doubled over the last five years.

He also said the expanded capacity and technology offer the possibility of carrying out larger plans. Kim held an important consultative meeting for bolstering up the nuclear forces. He made an important conclusion clarifying the action guidelines for rapidly accelerating the qualitative and quantitative strengthening of the country’s nuclear forces.

Kim vowed to exponentially bolster nuclear forces.