North Korea Isn’t Making New Plutonium for Weapons, Report Says
- International Atomic Energy Agency used satellite imagery
- Indications that North Korea is manufacturing enriched uranium
Satellite image of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor
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North Korea doesn’t appear to be making any more of a key material needed to expand its nuclear-weapons stockpile, according to an international monitoring report.
“It is almost certain that no reprocessing activity took place and that the plutonium produced in the 5 megawatt reactor during the most recent operational cycle has not been separated,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.