### [2026-06-4](/feed/2026/06/4/index.md)

##### North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
# North Korea unveils a new facility plant that would inspect nuclear weapons and produce nuclear weapon materials. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-kim-nuclear-uranium-8b8cb67751916637e0db62d6bc0147a2)

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