Kim says North Korea has doubled its weapons-grade nuclear material production capacity. Analysts note ambiguity over whether the claim covers only HEU or all such material.
Kim Jong Un stated that North Korea's production capacity for weapons-grade nuclear material has more than doubled compared to the previous level, though it is unclear if he refers to only highly enriched uranium or all weapons-grade nuclear material.
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