North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang on Monday in a visit that highlights strengthening ties between the two neighbors. The summit comes as Kim projects growing confidence, backed by an expanding nuclear arsenal, closer relations with Russia and limited interest in renewed engagement with the […]
Nuclear arsenal
Kim Jong Un orders rapid expansion of nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a significant increase in the country’s nuclear weapons programme, calling for an “exponential” expansion of the national atomic arsenal. During a visit to a newly operational nuclear material production facility, Kim reviewed progress in weapons-grade nuclear material production and directed officials to further boost output to […]