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North Korea has restarted plutonium reactor: US spy chief

Published: 09 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm | Last Updated: 10 Nov 2021 - 03:52 am
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James Clapper

 

Washington: North Korea has restarted a plutonium reactor that could provide fuel for nuclear weapons, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday.

"We further assess that North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough so that it could begin to recover plutonium from the reactor's spent fuel within a matter of weeks to months," he said.

AFP