Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Report: North Korea Now Has The Ability To Manufacture Crucial Nuclear Components

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North Korea 'Has Technology To Build Equipment For Uranium-Based Nuclear Bombs' -- Daily Mail

* Pyongyang is mastering domestic production of essential components for the gas centrifuges needed to make such bombs
* Could spell the end of policies based on export controls, sanctions and interdiction that have been the centerpiece of international efforts
* Earlier this year, during a barrage of threats aimed at Washington and Seoul, Pyongyang vowed to resume all its nuclear fuel production

North Korean scientists are now able to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, according to evidence gathered by two American experts.

This cuts the need for imports, which had been one of the few ways outsiders could monitor the country's secretive atomic work.

The experts say material published in North Korean scientific publications and news media shows that Pyongyang is mastering domestic production of essential components for the gas centrifuges needed to make such bombs.

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More News On North Korea Now Having The Ability To Manufacture Crucial Nuclear Components

US experts: North Korean scientists are mastering domestic production of key nuke components -- Washington Post/AP
Study Sees North Korean Advances on Uranium Enrichment -- Wall Street Journal
North Korea Learning to Make Crucial Nuclear Parts, Study Finds -- New York Times
N. Korea believed to have boosted nuke production capacity -- Global Post/Kyodo News

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