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| North Korea Yongbyon nuclear site 'in full operation' | North Korea Yongbyon nuclear site 'in full operation' |
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| North Korea says its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon complex, is now in "full operation". | North Korea says its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon complex, is now in "full operation". |
| The country was improving its nuclear weapons "in quality and quantity", state-run news agency KCNA reported | |
| Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but Pyongyang vowed to restart it in 2013, following its third nuclear test and amid high regional tensions. | Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but Pyongyang vowed to restart it in 2013, following its third nuclear test and amid high regional tensions. |
| The reactor has been the source of plutonium for North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. | The reactor has been the source of plutonium for North Korea's nuclear weapons programme. |
| Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme have been stalled since early 2009. | Six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme have been stalled since early 2009. |
| The North was ready to face US hostility with "nuclear weapons any time", KCNA said on Tuesday. | |
| However, the full scope of North Korea's nuclear capabilities is unclear. | |
| Pyongyang claims it has made a device small enough to fit a nuclear warhead on to a missile, which it could launch at its enemies. | |
| However, US officials have cast doubt on this claim and experts say it is difficult to assess the progress North Korea has made on miniaturisation. |