By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstering nuclear forces this year during a visit to a nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute,

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged an expansion of the countrys nuclear capabilities during a visit to a nuclear weapons institute and a production facility, state media KCNA reported Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports.

Kim Jong-un has called for further success in North Korea producing weapons-grade nuclear materials this year.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a nuclear-material production base and a nuclear weapons institute, emphasizing that strengthening the nuclear shield is "indispensable" amid a long-term confrontation with "the most vicious hostile countries.

President Donald Trump said in an interview that he will reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who he described as a smart guy.

The report highlights Kim’s concern over foreign media, which provide rare glimpses into the outside world through K-pop music and Hollywood films. While possessing or distributing such material is harshly punished in North Korea,

North Korea's media reported U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration without commentary on his presidency but accused the U.S. of Korean War atrocities. Trump's unprecedented summits with Kim Jong Un and media portrayal contrasted with Pyongyang's recent missile tests to gain U.

The media service made the claim early on Sunday ... DPRK are being perfected more thoroughly,' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said as he oversaw Saturday's test, the agency reported.

The unprecedented loss of life in a foreign conflict means that the war in Ukraine could be the Kim regime’s most significant test since the 1990s famine.