DPRK's top leader holds meeting on production of nuclear materials, weapons

The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong Un met on Friday with scientists and technicians in the nuclear field as he guided an important consultative meeting related to the production of nuclear materials and weapons, state media said Saturday.

He learned about the recent work and production activities of the Nuclear Weapons Institute, and was briefed about next year's plan and development prospects of the nuclear-material production field and the Nuclear Weapons Institute. He added that steadily stepping up preparations for the state's nuclear countermeasures is an essential top-priority task given the country's security environment.