North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says
The IAEA has expressed serious concern over North Korea's expansion of its Yongbyon nuclear facility, which now includes a new building capable of enriching weapons-grade uranium. Satellite imagery suggests the regime is significantly increasing its capacity to produce nuclear warheads.
Why it matters
The expansion of North Korea's nuclear production capabilities poses a direct threat to regional security and complicates international non-proliferation efforts.
Kim Jong-un tours a nuclear facility in June. The IAEA says North Korea has built a new facility capable of enriching weapons grade uranium./Getty Images Kim Jong-un tours a nuclear facility in June. The IAEA says North Korea has built a new facility capable of enriching weapons grade uranium./Getty Images North Korea North Korea has built new uranium facility to expand nuclear arsenal, UN agency says The International Atomic Energy Agency voices ‘serious concerns’ over expansion of Yongbyon facility to enrich uranium
Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.
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