It had already declared itself "a responsible nuclear weapons state" and disavowed the use of nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is first infringed by others with nuclear arms. North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior US State Department official said on Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions. The official declined to confirm whether this determination was made from satellite imagery or intelligence sources, or to say how much plutonium North Korea could produce by this method. "Everything in North Korea is a cause for concern," the official said. SHROUDED IN SECRECYNorth Korea announced at a rare congress of its ruling Workers' Party last month that it would strengthen its defensive nuclear weapons capability.

Source: dna June 08, 2016 06:56 UTC