North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voiced “serious concern” over evidence that North Korea has built a facility capable of enriching weapons-grade uranium to bolster its nuclear arsenal.
- The new building, located at the the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear facility, can house up to 28 centrifuge cascades – machinery commonly used to enrich uranium – according to a report by the nuclear watchdog released this week.
- The regime has also expanded operations at an enrichment site in Kangson, near the capital Pyongyang, according to the report, which was based on analysis of satellite im
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- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voiced “serious concern” over evidence that North Korea has built a facility capable of enriching weapons-grade uranium to bolster its nuclear arsenal.
- The new building, located at the the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear facility, can house up to 28 centrifuge cascades – machinery commonly used to enrich uranium – according to a report by the nuclear watchdog released this week.
- The regime has also expanded operations at an enrichment site in Kangson, near the capital Pyongyang, according to the report, which was based on analysis of satellite im
Sources: Guardian