North Korea preparing to increase production of weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has asked his country’s key weapons factories to boost their arsenal capacity and perfect the “war readiness” as he toured the facilities producing artillery systems and launchpads for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, Report informs, citing North Korean media.

The leader called for “rapidly expanding production” during his visit to a factory that produces engines for cruise missiles and drones.

He called for a reduction in processing times for propellent tubes and an increase in manufacturing speed as he praised the facility’s efforts to use “scientific and technological measures” to improve the quality of shells.