SEOUL: New satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be firing up a facility for processing weapons-grade plutonium, as Pyongyang threatened on Thursday a fresh nuclear test in response to United Nations condemnation of its rights record.
The images show steam rising from a re-processing plant at the North’s main Yongbyon nuclear complex—a sign consistent with maintenance and testing prior to commencing operations, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said on its closely followed 38 North website.
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