Kim visited the nuclear material production base and the Nuclear Weapons Institute, according to state media.
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00:00North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a facility that produces nuclear material
00:06and has called for the bolstering of the country's nuclear fighting capability.
00:10Local media on Wednesday reported that Kim visited the nuclear material production base
00:15and the Nuclear Weapons Institute.
00:18It didn't say where those facilities are located, but North Korean forces of Kim's visit indicated
00:24that he likely visited a uranium enrichment facility.
00:27The latest comes as North Korea looks to increase pressure on the United States following the
00:32inauguration of Donald Trump.
00:34During a recent Fox News interview broadcast, Trump called Kim a smart guy.
00:39He has also said he's willing to talk to Kim again to revive diplomacy.
00:44Many analysts view North Korean weapons moves as part of a strategy to win sanctions relief
00:49and political concessions from the U.S.
00:52In 2018, a top South Korean official told parliament that North Korea was estimated
00:58to have already manufactured between 20 to 60 nuclear weapons, but some experts have
01:04said Pyongyang likely has more than 100.