
Kim visited a facility that produces highly enriched uranium
Kim visited a facility that produces highly enriched uranium
North Korea's Kim Vows Nuclear Program to Continue IndefinitelyNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear program would continue "indefinitely." This comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.Kim recently visited a nuclear-material production facility, where he warned of an "inevitable" confrontation with hostile nations and said 2025 would be a "crucial year" for bolstering North Korea's nuclear forces."It is our firm political and military stand and invariable noble task and duty to develop the state's nuclear counteraction posture indefinitely," Kim said, as quoted by the Korean Central News Agency.The report follows Pyongyang's test-firing of sea-to-surface strategic guided cruise missiles on Saturday, its first weapons test since Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20.In response, an official with the US National Security Council said that Trump would pursue "the complete denuclearization of North Korea." Despite enduring crippling economic sanctions, North Korea declared itself an "irreversible" nuclear state in 2022.North Korea says the weapons are necessary for its self-defense and to counter hostilities from Washington.