North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited the Chemical Materials Institute to urge the production of new, more powerful missiles.
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| Leader Kim Jong-un was briefed on the progress of producing warheads for ballistic missiles and solid-fuel rocket engines during his recent visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science. |
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| During the visit, Kim Jong-un instructed the unit to produce more solid-fuel rocket engines as North Korea pursues its nuclear and missile programs despite international opposition, state news agency KCNA said on August 23. |
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| During the visit, Mr. Kim Jong-un also heard reports on the progress of producing warheads for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Information about the visit was released shortly after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson welcomed North Korea's recent moves to show more restraint. |
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| Since the beginning of 2016, North Korea has conducted two nuclear tests and dozens of missile tests, increasing tensions on the peninsula, leading to the United Nations Security Council tightening sanctions on Pyongyang. The latest missile tested by North Korea on July 28, 2017 is believed to have a range that can cover the entire continental United States. |
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| “He instructed the institute to produce more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warheads by expanding the engine production process and the production capacity of rocket warheads and carbon-based jet engines,” the KCNA statement said. |
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| The left panel (behind Kim Jong-un) is believed by some weapons analysts to be the design of the new generation Hwasong-13 or Hwasong-11 missile, while the opposite right panel clearly shows the design of the Pukguksong-3 missile, the latest type in the Pukguksong missile line. |
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| In this image, Mr. Kim Jong-un stands next to a bronze-colored container believed to be a new type of missile casing made of plastic reinforced with woven fibers to help the missile be lighter and fly farther. |
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| During the visit, Kim Jong-un was also informed that “The Chemical Materials Institute of the DPRK has successfully researched, developed and localized 3D carbon/silicon carbide composite, the most advanced material used in the production of warheads and exhaust pipes for solid-fuel engines of intercontinental ballistic missiles.” |
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| North Korea is keen to develop solid-fuel missiles because they can be deployed much more easily and quickly, making them harder for adversaries to detect or, if detected, give them less time to respond./. |
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