North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects weapons factories, urges enhanced production of strategic engines, shells

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories between Thursday and Saturday including production lines of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. Kim also inspected factories producing shells for super large-calibre multiple rocket launchers and transporter-erector-launchers, which are normally used to fire ballistic missiles, KCNA reported. He gave instructions for increasing production capacities at the factories as an important part of bolstering the country's defence capabilities, KCNA said. Inspecting the munitions factory, Kim noted improved precision processing and modernized automation in the production of large-calibre...