This Tuesday, March 2,2021 satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a steam plant near North Korea’s main atomic complex in Yongbyon, North Korea. Smoke was observed emanating from the plant’s smokestack at various times from late February and early March. North Korea may be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at the complex, recent satellite photos indicated, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his nuclear arsenal. (Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies via AP)
SEOUL: North Korea may be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at its main atomic complex, recent satellite photos indicated, weeks after leader Kim Jong-un vowed to expand his nuclear arsenal.
The 38 North website, which specialises in North Korea studies, cited the imagery as indicating that a coal-fired steam plant at the North’s Yongbyon nuclear complex is in operation after about a two-year hiatus.
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