N.Korea moving ahead on reactor: pictures

Channel News Asia Wednesday 16th May, 2012

WASHINGTON: North Korea appears to be moving ahead with the building of a light-water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear weapons program, according to satellite images released Wednesday.The signs of progress come amid fears that the secretive communist state is planning a new nuclear test, although experts said that the new reactor is likely still years away from being operational.Commercial satellite images, taken on April 30 and...

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