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North Korea Publicly Discloses Uranium Enrichment Facility For 1st Time
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for increasing the number of centrifuges for uranium enrichment in order to increase its nuclear weapons for self-defence, the state media said on Friday.
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Will Give "Swift, Forceful Response": US On Possible N Korea Nuclear Test
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Tuesday there would be a strong and clear response from the United States, South Korea and the world if North Korea conducts a nuclear test.
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North Korean Leader Vows To "Strengthen" Country's Nuclear Weapons At Fastest Pace
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he would "strengthen and develop" the country's nuclear weapons during a speech at a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Tuesday.
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UN Seriously Concerned Over North Korea Nuclear Activity
North Korea continues to operate some nuclear facilities with its activities remaining "a cause for serious concern", the UN nuclear watchdog said in an annual report on Wednesday.
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UN Panel Says North Korea Shielding Missiles At Airport
North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts.
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North Korea Working On New Missiles, Say US Spy Agencies
US spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a factory that produced the country's first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, according to officials familiar with the intelligence.
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North Korea Begins Dismantling Rocket Test Site, Satellite Images Suggest
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to US President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based think tank said on Monday.
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N Korea Will Not Fully Surrender Its Nuclear Stockpile? US Cites Evidence
U.S. intelligence officials, citing newly obtained evidence, have concluded that North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile, and instead is considering ways to conceal the number of weapons it has and secret production facilities, according to U.S. officials.
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North Korea Still Building At Nuclear Site: Monitor
North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, a monitor said on Wednesday, despite declaring a commitment to denuclearisation of the peninsula at the Singapore summit.
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North Korea Dismantles Nuclear Test Site: Reports
North Korea has dismantled its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony said Thursday, in a planned move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the US.
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White House Privately Sceptical Of North Korea's Plans To Freeze Nuclear Testing
President Donald Trump called Pyongyang's move "progress" and "good news" in a pair of tweets after the news broke Friday evening. Behind the scenes, however, his aides cautioned Saturday that Kim's statement that the North would halt testing and shutter one nuclear facility was more notable for what he left out: a direct pledge to work toward nucl...
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North Korea Asks US To Recognize It As Nuclear State
North Korea re-asserted its demand that the US should recognise it as a nuclear state.
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North Korea Will Have Material For 20 Nuclear Bombs By Year End: Experts
North Korea will have enough material for about 20 nuclear bombs by the end of this year, with ramped-up uranium enrichment facilities and an existing stockpile of plutonium, according to new assessments by weapons experts.
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Possible Early North Korean Nuclear Site Found: Report
A US policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its programme to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, which if confirmed would be critical to the success of any future nuclear deal, according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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Pentagon Looking Into Seismic Event Near North Korean Nuclear Facilities
The US Defense Department is "looking into reports of a possible seismic event near North Korea's nuclear facilities," a US official said on Tuesday.
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North Korea Publicly Discloses Uranium Enrichment Facility For 1st Time
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for increasing the number of centrifuges for uranium enrichment in order to increase its nuclear weapons for self-defence, the state media said on Friday.
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Will Give "Swift, Forceful Response": US On Possible N Korea Nuclear Test
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Tuesday there would be a strong and clear response from the United States, South Korea and the world if North Korea conducts a nuclear test.
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North Korean Leader Vows To "Strengthen" Country's Nuclear Weapons At Fastest Pace
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he would "strengthen and develop" the country's nuclear weapons during a speech at a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Tuesday.
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UN Seriously Concerned Over North Korea Nuclear Activity
North Korea continues to operate some nuclear facilities with its activities remaining "a cause for serious concern", the UN nuclear watchdog said in an annual report on Wednesday.
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UN Panel Says North Korea Shielding Missiles At Airport
North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts.
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North Korea Working On New Missiles, Say US Spy Agencies
US spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a factory that produced the country's first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, according to officials familiar with the intelligence.
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North Korea Begins Dismantling Rocket Test Site, Satellite Images Suggest
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to US President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based think tank said on Monday.
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N Korea Will Not Fully Surrender Its Nuclear Stockpile? US Cites Evidence
U.S. intelligence officials, citing newly obtained evidence, have concluded that North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile, and instead is considering ways to conceal the number of weapons it has and secret production facilities, according to U.S. officials.
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North Korea Still Building At Nuclear Site: Monitor
North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, a monitor said on Wednesday, despite declaring a commitment to denuclearisation of the peninsula at the Singapore summit.
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North Korea Dismantles Nuclear Test Site: Reports
North Korea has dismantled its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony said Thursday, in a planned move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the US.
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White House Privately Sceptical Of North Korea's Plans To Freeze Nuclear Testing
President Donald Trump called Pyongyang's move "progress" and "good news" in a pair of tweets after the news broke Friday evening. Behind the scenes, however, his aides cautioned Saturday that Kim's statement that the North would halt testing and shutter one nuclear facility was more notable for what he left out: a direct pledge to work toward nucl...
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North Korea Asks US To Recognize It As Nuclear State
North Korea re-asserted its demand that the US should recognise it as a nuclear state.
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North Korea Will Have Material For 20 Nuclear Bombs By Year End: Experts
North Korea will have enough material for about 20 nuclear bombs by the end of this year, with ramped-up uranium enrichment facilities and an existing stockpile of plutonium, according to new assessments by weapons experts.
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Possible Early North Korean Nuclear Site Found: Report
A US policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its programme to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, which if confirmed would be critical to the success of any future nuclear deal, according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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Pentagon Looking Into Seismic Event Near North Korean Nuclear Facilities
The US Defense Department is "looking into reports of a possible seismic event near North Korea's nuclear facilities," a US official said on Tuesday.
