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posted by janrinok on Wednesday June 27 2018, @06:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the actions-not-words dept.

North Korea has continued to upgrade its only known nuclear reactor used to fuel its weapons program, satellite imagery has shown, despite ongoing negotiations with the US and a pledge to denuclearise.

Infrastructure improvements at the Yongbyon nuclear plant are "continuing at a rapid pace", according to an analysis by monitoring group 38 North of commercial satellite images taken on 21 June.

The cooling system for the plutonium production reactor has been modified and at least two new non-industrial buildings have been built on the site, possibly for use by visiting officials. A new engineering office building has been completed and construction has continued on support facilities throughout the complex, according to a blog post written by Frank V Pabian, Joseph S Bermudez Jr and Jack Liu.

"Infrastructure improvements continue at Yongbyon," Jenny Town, managing editor of 38 North, wrote on Twitter. "Underscores reason why an actual deal is necessary, not just a statement of lofty goals."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/27/north-korea-nuclear-reactor-upgrades-summit-pledges


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 28 2018, @01:54AM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 28 2018, @01:54AM (#699606) Journal

    I have a similar attitude toward Trump. I've never liked him, not even a little bit. But, the rabid foaming at the mouth of Trump haters forces me to speak up for him now and then. These nutcases seem to be onboard with our attitudes - http://www.waltonandjohnson.com/listen_live.html [waltonandjohnson.com]

    During the election, they badmouthed all of the Republican candidates, and also badmouthed Hillary. But, they were routinely accused of supporting Trump, just because they disapproved of Hillary.

    That old thing, "If you're not with us, you're against us" has been carried to extremes by the CTRL-Left.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @08:18AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @08:18AM (#699721)

    "That old thing, "If you're not with us, you're against us" has been carried to extremes by the CTRL-Left."

    Wow. Nice how you left out the alt-right who take that beyond the extreme to make the left look entirely benign by comparison.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 28 2018, @03:06PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday June 28 2018, @03:06PM (#699829) Journal

      You're apparently thinking of Herr Bush, and his Crusades.