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North Korea allegedly resumes work on nuclear reactor
May 16, 2012
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U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
But the institute says the reactor is unlikely to become operational before 2014 or 2015.
Two U.S. academics who visited the site in November 2010 and have studied subsequent satellite imagery, say the reactor appears designed for electricity generation. Other experts fear the reactor could eventually produce plutonium for bombs.
Pyongyang expelled U.N. monitors from its nuclear facilities three years ago, and there is international concern the secretive nation could soon conduct its third nuclear test, after a failed long-range rocket launch last month.
Analysts: North Korea's ominous missiles showcased
U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
But the institute says the reactor is unlikely to become operational before 2014 or 2015.
Two U.S. academics who visited the site in November 2010 and have studied subsequent satellite imagery, say the reactor appears designed for electricity generation. Other experts fear the reactor could eventually produce plutonium for bombs.
Pyongyang expelled U.N. monitors from its nuclear facilities three years ago, and there is international concern the secretive nation could soon conduct its third nuclear test, after a failed long-range rocket launch last month.
Analysts: North Korea's ominous missiles showcased
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