Growing Fears That North Korea Is Boosting Its Nuclear Stockpile

North Korea's uranium plants

The Independent: Kim Jong-un ‘could be boosting North Korea's stockpile of nuclear weapons’

Kim Jong-un could be boosting his stockpile of nuclear weapons, according to an expert analysis of satellite images of North Korea.

Pyongsan, the secretive republic’s most important uranium plant, is getting a major refurbishment - which could mean it is set to produce more material for nuclear weapons.

Leading nuclear weapons expert Dr Jeffrey Lewis, director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) in Washington DC, has concluded that the secretive republic “is expanding its capacity to mine and mill natural uranium” after studying images of the site.

More News On North Korea Boosting Its Nuclear Stockpile

Recent Imagery Suggests Increased Uranium Production in North Korea, Probably for Expanding Nuclear Weapons Stockpile and Reactor Fuel -- 38 North
Expert: Satellite images show nuclear N. Korea a "clear threat" to U.S. -- CBS/AP
Satellite imagery reveals North Korea is refurbishing nuclear facility -- The Telegraph
Satellite images suggest N.Korea expanding uranium capacity - report -- Reuters
North Korea is making more uranium, probably for its nuclear stockpile -- Global Post
Report: New North Korean uranium enrichment hall likely up and running -- CNN
North Korea Uranium Nuclear Weapons? Under Kim Jong Un, Mining Appears To Expand, Satellite Images Show -- IBTimes
North Korea is stepping up uranium production — but for power or nukes? -- Washington Post