Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear facility as North Korea pressures US

FILE – In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting. Picture: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File

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 reported on Wednesday.

It comes as the North looks to increase pressure on the United States following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.