U.S. Officials: North Korea Reassembling Nuclear Facility

A Digital Globe satellite image shows a nuclear facility in Yongbyon, North Korea

From FOX News:

WASHINGTON — North Korea, after halting the disassembly of a key nuclear center, is now putting the facility back together in violation of the United States' conditions for improved diplomatic relations between the countries, U.S. officials told FOX News on Tuesday.

The motive isn't clear but sources say North Koreans likely are reassembling nuclear facilities at Yongbyon partly to protest the United States' delay in taking the country off its list of terror-sponsoring nations.

"They've been threatening this move for some time," one U.S. official told FOX News, adding that until now the threats were seen as merely a way for North Korean officials "to express their anger."

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South Korea says NKorea restoring nuclear complex -- AP
US Says North Korea Moving Equipment, Not Rebuilding Reactor -- Voice Of America
North Korea said to be rebuilding nuke plant -- CNN
U.S. does not see North Korea rebuilding Yongbyon -- Reuters
US doubts N Korea nuclear claims -- BBC
U.S. Doubts Report on N. Korean Nuclear Complex -- New York Times
U.S. doubts North Korea is rebuilding nuclear facility -- International Herald Tribune

My Comment: Building a nuclear complex and dismantling it and then building it again .... this is not how it works. What probably is happening is an exprssion of North Korean frustration with how the process is going. The problem is North Korea's track record. They do not like to follow the doctrine of "trust .... but verify". They do not like the "verify" part of the arrangement.