Fat man shows off his Fat Man: Kim Jong-Un poses next to ‘his new tactical nukes’ as he calls for ‘exponential’ growth of his nuclear arsenal

By Rohan Gupta

Published: 20:12 BST, 28 March 2023 | Updated: 20:12 BST, 28 March 2023

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Kim Jong-Un is ready to up the ante in coming weeks with increasingly provocative and eccentric displays of his military nuclear program. In recently released photos provided by the North Korean government, the Supreme Leader visited a hall displaying what appeared to be various types of nuclear warheads designed to be mounted on missiles or rocket launchers. The photos showed Kim - who weighs a whopping 270lbs, or 122kg - talking with officials inside the hall. The warheads included around 10 khaki-green capsules with red tips. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

Kim Jong-Un is ready to up the ante in coming weeks with increasingly provocative and eccentric displays of his military nuclear program. In recently released photos provided by the North Korean government, the Supreme Leader visited a hall displaying what appeared to be various types of nuclear warheads designed to be mounted on missiles or rocket launchers. The photos showed Kim – who weighs a whopping 270lbs, or 122kg – talking with officials inside the hall. The warheads included around 10 khaki-green capsules with red tips. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

The size and shape of the Hwasan-31, which some experts estimated was around 50 centimeters (19 inches) wide and 90 centimeters (35 inches) long, suggested progress in North Korean efforts to create a miniaturized warhead that could fit on its delivery systems, said Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. It comes as Kim used the meetings to stress the need to ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal 'exponentially,' and issued unspecified 'important tasks' for his nuclear industry. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

The size and shape of the Hwasan-31, which some experts estimated was around 50 centimeters (19 inches) wide and 90 centimeters (35 inches) long, suggested progress in North Korean efforts to create a miniaturized warhead that could fit on its delivery systems, said Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. It comes as Kim used the meetings to stress the need to ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal 'exponentially,' and issued unspecified 'important tasks' for his nuclear industry. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

The size and shape of the Hwasan-31, which some experts estimated was around 50 centimeters (19 inches) wide and 90 centimeters (35 inches) long, suggested progress in North Korean efforts to create a miniaturized warhead that could fit on its delivery systems, said Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. It comes as Kim used the meetings to stress the need to ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal ‘exponentially,’ and issued unspecified ‘important tasks’ for his nuclear industry. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

Kim's calls for boosting bomb fuel production came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, in what was seen as a warning to the West as it increases military support for Ukraine. While aligning with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, North Korea has stressed three-way cooperation with Moscow and Beijing to confront a 'new Cold War' waged by 'U.S. imperialists,' who it accuses of bringing the conflict to Asia by stepping up military activities with Seoul and Tokyo. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

Kim's calls for boosting bomb fuel production came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, in what was seen as a warning to the West as it increases military support for Ukraine. While aligning with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, North Korea has stressed three-way cooperation with Moscow and Beijing to confront a 'new Cold War' waged by 'U.S. imperialists,' who it accuses of bringing the conflict to Asia by stepping up military activities with Seoul and Tokyo. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

Kim’s calls for boosting bomb fuel production came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, in what was seen as a warning to the West as it increases military support for Ukraine. While aligning with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, North Korea has stressed three-way cooperation with Moscow and Beijing to confront a ‘new Cold War’ waged by ‘U.S. imperialists,’ who it accuses of bringing the conflict to Asia by stepping up military activities with Seoul and Tokyo. Read the full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11911551/Fat-man-shows-Fat-Man-Kim-Jong-poses-new-tactical-nukes.html?ito=msngallery

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