Posted on 06/04/2007 12:43:57 AM PDT by HAL9000
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North Korea's main nuclear reactor recently re-started operations after suspending them for about two weeks due to a technical problem, a news report said on Monday.~ snip ~
Pyongyang was supposed to shut down the facility by mid-April, but has not done so because of a separate banking dispute with the United States.
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Earlier in the day, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper carried a similar report citing unidentified officials, but said the reactor had not been restarted yet.
The report said the reactor shutdown may be a ploy to make Washington believe the North is removing spent fuel rods from the reactor - a move necessary to reprocess them for plutonium, a key substance in making nuclear weapons.
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KA to-the BOOM!
It’s near impossible to believe Kim.
If it was to be shut down, then why restart it after a problem?
Cause they don’t plan on shutting the thing down.
Can’t believe either the Chi-Coms or the N.Korean military hasn’t offed the little runt.
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