for the first time North Korea has revealed some details about its nuclear weapons facilities North Korea State media has published photos showing the country's leader Kim Jong-un inspecting facilities where the uranium enrichment process is carried out in particular these images show for the first time the centrifug is used to produce the fuel that is the main component for creating nuclear weapons highly enriched uranium is critical not only for civilian nuclear power but also for the development of milit nuclear warheads photographs show Kim Jong-un strolling between long rows of metal centrifuges the devices responsible for enriching uranium however the report does not specify exactly where this facility is located or when exactly this visit took place