North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 7, 2026Country: North Korea

PoliticsWorld / International

North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects munitions at weapons factory

North Korea has released photos of Kim Jong Un inspecting huge munitions at a weapons factory ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit. Pyongyang has ordered missile production capacity to be doubled in the next five years.

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