Friday, November 19, 2010

North Korea Continues To Expand Their Nuclear Program

Image released by the Institute for Science and International Security. UPI

New Pictures Indicate North Korean Nuclear Construction -- Global Security Newswire

Satellite photographs taken earlier this month indicate building work at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site, seemingly substantiating the aspiring nuclear power's earlier promise to construct a light-water reactor, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Nov. 19).

In March, Pyongyang pledged to erect a light-water reactor that would operate on its own atomic fuel. Two U.S. experts on North Korea came back from a trip to the isolated state this month and said new work at Yongbyon had started.

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More News On North Korea's Nuclear Program

North Korea Building Experimental Nuclear Reactor, Satellite Photos Show -- Bloomberg
N. Korea Seen Working on New Reactor -- New York Times
Satellite images support North Korea reactor claim -- Reuters
North Korea starts building new nuclear reactor -- The Telegraph
N.Korea's Twin Nuclear Threats -- Chosun Ilbo
Researchers: N. Korea building reactor -- UPI
Satellite images fuel intrigue over North Korea intentions -- CNN
NKorea seeks to build light-water reactor by 2012: US expert -- Space Daily

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