SEOUL: Kim Jong Un called for North Korea to expand its production of "weapon-grade nuclear materials," state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang unveiled what appeared to be a new, smaller tactical nuclear warhead.

The North Korean leader was shown in state media images surrounded by uniformed generals inspecting a row of compact green warheads identified as the "Hwasan-31," which means volcano in Korean.

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