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Report: Kim Jong-Il Ordered Production Of ‘Massive Amount’ Of Nuclear Weapons | A new document has surfaced indicating that the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il had ordered the production of a “massive amount” of both uranium and plutonium-based nuclear weapons. AFP reports that according to media accounts from Japan, the document said that “from a military point of view, it is a matter of course that we should use plutonium and highly-enriched uranium for atomic bombs.” The document is the first that officially illustrates the explicit instructions from Kim Jong-Il to develop nuclear technology, and is believed to be intended to make clear that Kim Jong-Un — Kim Jong-Il’s son and successor — will continue his father’s foreign policy.
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