A strong military presence is needed to face “the various threats posed by the United States and its followers,” the North Korean leader said in a speech to mark the country’s founding anniversary.

North Korea provided a rare glimpse Friday of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility where it produces material for its nuclear weapons program when it released several images of its leader Kim Jong Un touring the site.

State media images of Kim Jong-un visiting a uranium enrichment plant did not include its location. But analysts say tell-tale features in the photographs are a ‘close match’ to a particular site near