North Korea sharply boosting nuclear weapons capacity, IAEA chief says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL, ⁠April 15 (Reuters) - North ⁠Korea has made a ‌very serious increase in its nuclear weapons ​production capabilities, IAEA ⁠chief Rafael ⁠Grossi said on Wednesday.

Speaking ⁠in ‌Seoul, the head ⁠of the U.N. nuclear ​watchdog ‌confirmed a rapid rise ⁠in ​activity at THE five-megawatt reactor, ⁠the reprocessing unit, a ​light water reactor and other facilities ⁠at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex, adding the country's ​nuclear programme ⁠was estimated at ​a few ‌dozen warheads.

(Reporting by ​Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)