A picture caught in the background of state propaganda appears to show late leader Kim Jong-il inspecting what could be a nuclear bomb
BBC: North Korean TV appears to show early 'A-bomb photo'
North Korean TV footage of an arms and munitions industry conference appears to show the country's former leader Kim Jong-il inspecting one of the country's first ever atomic bombs.
A 30-minute bulletin showing the 12 December conference in the capital Pyongyang has North Korea watchers agog at the picture's appearance in the conference hall.
The photograph, never before seen in the West, is visible for only a few seconds as the camera sets the scene for the industry conference, attended by Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the son of the late Kim Jong-il. It hangs among others showing North Korea's "achievements" in arms production, alongside scale models of ballistic missiles.
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Update: North Korea Might Possess Atomic Bomb, Kim Jong Il’s Photograph Suggests (IBTimes)
WNU Editor: The first nuclear test was in 2006 during Kim Jong-il's rule. So it should not surprise anyone that he would have wanted to document this achievement.
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