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North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a uranium enrichment facility, which produces weapon-grade nuclear materials, in photos published by North Korean state media on Friday, September 13. No located or date were released for the photos, and certain faces in the pictures had been blurred before their release.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a uranium enrichment facility, which produces weapon-grade nuclear materials, in photos published by North Korean state media on Friday, September 13. No located or date were released for the photos, and certain faces in the pictures had been blurred before their release.
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North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says
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North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a 바카라 게임 웹사이트double-digit바카라 게임 웹사이트 number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea, Seoul바카라 게임 웹사이트s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday.

The closed-door parliamentary briefing by the National Intelligence Service came after North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium earlier this month as leader Kim Jong Un reiterated his goal to 바카라 게임 웹사이트exponentially바카라 게임 웹사이트 increase his stock of nuclear weapons.

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The South Korean agency assessed that Kim바카라 게임 웹사이트s disclosure of the facility was likely a statement of defiance toward Washington ahead of the U.S. presidential election and meant to domestically showcase his military accomplishments amid deepening economic struggles, according to Lee Seong-kweun, one of the lawmakers who attended the briefing.

When asked about North Korea바카라 게임 웹사이트s bomb fuel capacity, the agency said North Korea likely has about 70 kilograms (154 pounds) of plutonium and an unspecified but considerable amount of weapons-grade uranium that would be enough to build 바카라 게임 웹사이트at least a double-digit number바카라 게임 웹사이트 of weapons, Lee said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a uranium enrichment facility, which produces weapon-grade nuclear materials, in a photo published by North Korean state media on Friday, September 13. No located or date were released for the photos.
KCNA via CNN 온라인 바카라 게임ource
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a uranium enrichment facility, which produces weapon-grade nuclear materials, in a photo published by North Korean state media on Friday, September 13. No located or date were released for the photos.

While North Korean state media did not disclose the location of the uranium enrichment facility that Kim visited on Sept. 13, the South Korean agency said it was likely to be a site in Kangson, near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, said Park Sun-won, another lawmaker who attended the briefing.

Along with the North바카라 게임 웹사이트s main nuclear complex in the town of Yongbyon, the Kangson plant is one of two known sites in North Korea that has been linked to uranium enrichment activities. Some analysts say North Korea likely has other hidden sites for enriching uranium.

Kim바카라 게임 웹사이트s visit to the uranium enrichment site was followed by a North Korean missile test days later, as the country continues to flaunt its weapons capabilities in the face of deepening confrontations with Washington and Seoul.

North Korean state media said the test launches on Sept. 18 involved two types of new missiles 바카라 게임 웹사이트 one designed to deliver 바카라 게임 웹사이트super-large바카라 게임 웹사이트 conventional warheads and the other a 바카라 게임 웹사이트strategic바카라 게임 웹사이트 cruise missile, a term that implies it was developed for nuclear strikes.

North Korean state media reports on the tests suggested that North Korea was improving the capabilities of the weapons, which are designed for delivering precision strikes on South Korean targets, the lawmakers paraphrased the South Korean spy agency as saying.

Some analysts speculate that North Korea could attempt to dial up pressure on Washington by conducting a nuclear test ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

But the South Korean spy agency assessed that North Korea could wait on a nuclear test until after the election since there are other steps it may want to try first, such as test-firing a long-range missile targeting the U.S. mainland or launching a military reconnaissance satellite, Lee said.