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North Korea 'weaponizing plutonium'

Source: Press TV
Pyŏngyang : North Korea | 22 days ago  
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Tuesday said the country had 'successfully completed reprocessing 8,000 spent fuel rods by the end of August'. "Noticeable successes have been made in turning the extracted plutonium weapon-grade for the purpose of bolstering up the nuclear deterrent," it added.
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