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Heightened activity at North Korean nuclear plant: report
Seoul, (AFP) May 14, 2006 New satellite photographs show intensified activity at a North Korean nuclear plant suspected of producing weapons-grade plutonium, Yonhap news agency said Sunday. The agency published satellite images taken by Global Security (www.globalsecurity.org) on January 5 of the Yongbyon site. Compared with photos taken previously, the latest images showed not only new vehicles, containers and paved roads but also thicker plumes of smoke from the reactor chimney. "The satellite photos ... strongly indicate that the reactor is in full operation," Yonhap said. The Yongbyon site is at the center of a standoff over the Stalinist state's nuclear ambitions because its five-megawatt reactor is suspected of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons. US and South Korean intelligence believes the reactor is capable of producing at least six kilograms (13.2 pounds) of plutonium -- needed to make one nuclear bomb -- every year, according to Yonhap. The Yongbyon reactor was mothballed after a 1994 US-North Korean agreement on curbing the nuclear programme. It was reactivated in February 2003 following a renewed nuclear crisis. North Korea said in February 2005 that it had built nuclear weapons. Six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons drive have been stalled since November due to the North's boycott of the negotiations in protest at US financial sanctions. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Israel's Mossad Remains In Charge Of Iran Nuclear File: Report
Jerusalem, (AFP) May 13, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided that Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, will remain in charge of the Iranian nuclear file, army radio reported Saturday. With his decision, Olmert rejected an appeal by the Israeli army's military intelligence service to assume responsibility for Iran, the radio added, without giving further details. |
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