North Korea has resumed production of weapons-grade plutonium.

No Comments "Fed" Obamu15.04.2009Severnaya Korea announced the resumption of its nuclear disarmament programmySyuzhetyYadernoe Korei19.04.2009Severnaya North Korea threatened war if the new sanktsiyKNDR announced the resumption of reprocessing the fuel rods of nuclear reactors in Yongbyon, in response to sanctions imposed against North Korea's three largest companies, transmits Agence France-Presse, referring to the state информагентство DPRK KCNA.
"Processing of the experimental nuclear power plant fuel rods had begun, as was stated in the report of Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 April", - quotes the words of the representative of the North Korean Foreign Ministry Agency.
Recall, for the resumption of nuclear program of North Korea announced on 14 April, shortly after the UN Security Council adopted a statement condemning the missile launch by satellite link "Kvanmenson-2, held April 5. Pyongyang then also announced the release of the six-party talks on its nuclear program and to renounce all agreements reached.
The ultimate goal of processing the fuel rods is the production of weapons-grade plutonium, and, according to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, strengthening of the DPRK nuclear capability for protective purposes. The prosecution in the West tested a ballistic missile Thephodong-2 "under the guise of launching a satellite Pyongyang considered" offensive. "
Recall that on April 16, left North Korea expelled IAEA inspectors who were in the nuclear center in Yongbyon and watch its dismantling. The decision to expel the inspectors were taken to the statement to the UN.
The work of the main reactor at Yongbyon was shut down in 2007 and the summer of 2008 was blown up reactor cooling tower. However, in autumn 2008, the DPRK, the beginning of the rehabilitation center at Yongbyon, consistently tightening foreign policy on this issue.