North Korea s massive new intercontinental missile
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The images suggest preparations for spent fuel reprocessing could be underway to extract plutonium needed for North Korea s nuclear weapon,
38 North reported.
They could also mean simply the facility is being prepped to handle radioactive waste, the authors of the report wrote.
Earlier this week, the Pentagon s head of intelligence for the Indo-Pacific Command voiced concern about increased North Korean nuclear activity. He cited similar concerns raised about the steam plant from the UN s nuclear agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We have our eye on this. And it is deeply concerning where North Korea wants to go, Rear Admiral Michael Studeman told a virtual event on technology and security.
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North Korea May Be Extracting Plutonium, Latest Satellite Images Suggest
As per the latest satellite images, North Korea might be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at its main atomic complex.
As per the latest satellite images, North Korea might be trying to extract plutonium to make more nuclear weapons at its main atomic complex. This comes a few days after Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his nuclear arsenal. The 38 North website says that the images indicate that a coal-fired steam plant at North’s Yongbyon nuclear complex is in operation after about a two-year hiatus.
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The device is said to be lost during a secret expedition in 1965
Retired Captain MS Kohli who led the 1965 expedition has refuted villagers claims
Days after the flash floods that occurred in Uttarakhand causing severe destruction to lives and property, people of Raini village in the Tapovan area of Chamoli district have expressed concerns that the disaster might have been caused by a radioactive device that lay buried somewhere in the Nanda Devi mountain.
The plutonium radioactive device is said to be lost during a secret expedition in 1965, in which the Intelligence Bureau of India joined hands with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States to install a nuclear-powered surveillance device on the summit of the mountain.
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उत्तराखंड त्रासदी के दौरान केंद्रीय गृह मंत्रालय, एक ग्राउंड कमांडर की भांति मैदान में उतरा है। नतीजा, राहत एवं बचाव ऑपरेशन में अचूक कार्रवाई हो सकी। प्रधानमंत्री और केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री रविवार दिन में दिल्ली से बाहर थे, लेकिन इस ऑपरेशन को जिस तरह से अंजाम दिया गया, उससे किसी भी तरह की चूक होने की गुंजाइश ही खत्म हो गई।
सुबह दस बजे के बाद जब उत्तराखंड त्रासदी की पहली सूच
AIKEN, South Carolina – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will hold two virtual public scoping meetings on a new