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Eugene

(62,626 posts) Tue Apr 16, 2019, 08:51 PM Apr 2019

Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site: U.S. researchers

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS APRIL 16, 2019 / 2:45 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site: U.S. researchers

David Brunnstrom
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea’s main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a U.S. think tank said on Tuesday.

Any new reprocessing activity would underscore the failure of a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in late February to make progress toward North Korea’s denuclearization.

Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies said in a report that satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear site from April 12 showed five specialized railcars near its Uranium Enrichment Facility and Radiochemistry Laboratory.

It said their movement could indicate the transfer of radioactive material.

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Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site: U.S. researchers (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2019 OP

Kim is so playing drumpf for a damn fool. democratisphere Apr 2019 #1

This is a familiar pattern with CSIS soryang Apr 2019 #2

Second summit? Trump is putting in for a medal and parade for being shot down in VN. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #3

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

1. Kim is so playing drumpf for a damn fool.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 08:53 PM

Apr 2019

soryang

(3,304 posts)

2. This is a familiar pattern with CSIS

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 09:15 PM

Apr 2019

They promote a hardline at the negotiating table, the all or nothing approach which is certain to fail, and then complain about the potential consequences, in an effort to escalate matters further. But their concern is feigned because it means their big sponsors among the defense contractors can continue their cash cow arms race in northeast Asia. And the money keeps rolling in.

keithbvadu2

(39,909 posts)

3. Second summit? Trump is putting in for a medal and parade for being shot down in VN.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 10:03 PM

Apr 2019

Second summit?

Trump is putting in for a medal and parade for being shot down in VN.

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