North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "indefinitely" strengthening his regime's nuclear weapons capacity, state media reported Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country’s nuclear capability, state media reports.

The White House says President Donald Trump is going to pursue the denuclearization of North Korea, although analysts say that is easier said than done. White House National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes told VOA Korean via email this week that “President Trump had a good relationship with [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Un,

White House, addressing concerns at Seoul, says Washington’s demand for North Korea to denuclearize is unchanged after Trump seems to recognize

Experts say Kim's public demand for more weapons-grade nuclear material is a calculated move to take denuclearisation off the table North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's latest public push to expand his country's nuclear arsenal is part of a calculated move to pressure Washington into accepting arms reduction talks instead of full denuclearisation,