{"id":120290,"date":"2021-04-07T22:51:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=120290"},"modified":"2021-04-07T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:51:30","slug":"north-korea-war-fears-as-heightened-activity-detected-at-main-nuclear-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/north-korea-war-fears-as-heightened-activity-detected-at-main-nuclear-site\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea war fears as &#8216;heightened activity&#8217; detected at main nuclear site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/2540076170001\/a0941340-76e2-4ec4-b6ca-26c8fb8e7179\/5e630ef5-6260-441c-9139-a592a2c2aead\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg\" data-width=\"100%\" onerror=\"this.parentElement.classList.add('video-thumbnail--unavailable');this.style.display='none'\"><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Star&#8217;s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>Activity is continuing at North Korea&apos;s main nuclear site as Kim Jong-un admitted the country is facing is facing its &quot;worst-ever situation&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>Satellite imagery showing increased activity at the hub has led experts to speculate whether the reclusive state is ramping up its nuclear programme. <\/p>\n<p>A coal-fired steam plant had been seen in operation at North Korea&apos;s Youngbyon Nuclear Science and Weapons Research Centre, about 100km of the country&apos;s capital Pyongyang. <\/p>\n<p>The country has also fired weapons in recent weeks in an apparent show of strength to new US president Joe Biden, and now the satellite imagery suggests the &quot;heightened activity&quot; is continuing. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article23873021.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Activity-continuing-at-North-Koreas-main-nuclear-site-as-Kim-jong-un-admits-the-country-is-facing-i.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>North Korea analysis site 38 North said: &quot;Commercial satellite imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates that heightened activity at the Radiochemical Laboratory (RCL) since late February is continuing. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Currently, there is no definitive evidence that the coal-fired Thermal (Steam) Plant, which supplies steam to the RCL, is operating for the purpose of a new campaign to extract plutonium from spent fuel (reprocessing). <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Plausible alternative explanations include that the North Koreans plan to process radioactive waste or conduct some type of operational maintenance.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In March North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in an apparent test to Mr Biden. <\/p>\n<p>The US president is keen to get the hermit state to engage in talks about its nuclear programme, but North Korea instead launched the projectiles from its east coast. <\/p>\n<p>It had been a year since the country had last launched a missile. Mr Biden claimed the launch was not &quot;provocation&quot; and claimed it was &quot;business as usual&quot;. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article23872944.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_KCNA-picture-of-North-Korean-leader-Kim-Jong-Un-addressing-a-conference-of-the-Workers-Partys-cell.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article23872447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Body-found-in-search-for-Richard-Okorogheye-confirmed-as-missing-teen.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Body found in search for Richard Okorogheye confirmed as missing teen<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The activity at the nuclear plant comes as the country&apos;s dictator said it is facing its &quot;worst-ever situation&quot; amid a flatlining economy and the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>Kim was speaking to thousands of members of his ruling party during a political conference in the capital Pyongyang, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. <\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;Improving the people&apos;s living standards, even in the worst-ever situation in which we have to overcome unprecedentedly numerous challenges depends on the role played by the cells, the grassroots organisations of the party.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article23873029.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Activity-continuing-at-North-Koreas-main-nuclear-site-as-Kim-jong-un-admits-the-country-is-facing-i.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Kim urged people at the meeting to carry out the decisions made, including to bolster his nuclear deterrent in the face of US pressure. <\/p>\n<p>It continued a busy week for North Korea who on Tuesday became the first country to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Korea Dprk<\/li>\n<li>Kim Jong Un<\/li>\n<li>Coronavirus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/north-korea-war-fears-heightened-23872700\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Daily Star&#8217;s FREE newsletter is spectacular!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":120289,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>North Korea war fears as &#039;heightened activity&#039; 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