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Yongbyon nuclear reactor
![Why Did North Korea Restart Its Nuclear Reactor? Why Did North Korea Restart Its Nuclear Reactor?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-02-9.jpg)
Why Did North Korea Restart Its Nuclear Reactor?
By Mitch Shin
The reported restart of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor is likely a bid for attention at a time when the United States is more focused on China’s rise.
![IAEA: North Korea Seems to Have Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor IAEA: North Korea Seems to Have Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-yongbyon_disabled_nuclear_fuel_fabrication_facility.jpg)
IAEA: North Korea Seems to Have Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor
By Hyung-Jin Kim
The latest IAEA report says there are signs that North Korea is again producing plutonium at its Yongbyon complex.
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Photos Show North Korea May Be Trying to Extract Plutonium
By Associated Press
In January, Kim vowed to enlarge the North's nuclear arsenal and disclosed an array of high-tech weapons systems targeting the United States.
![What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test? What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-18_11-42-53.jpg)
What to Make of North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Test?
By 38 North / Siegfried S. Hecker
The nuclear test is just one part of a rapid military build up in North Korea over the last decade.
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How Many Nukes Does North Korea Have?
By John Power
Pyongyang confirmed that its nuclear facility is back online, but there's still a lot we don't know about the program.
![Satellite Imagery: North Korea Expanding Uranium Production Satellite Imagery: North Korea Expanding Uranium Production](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-14_14-05-41.jpg)
Satellite Imagery: North Korea Expanding Uranium Production
By 38 North / Jeffrey Lewis
Satellite imagery shows that Pyongyang is refurbishing a uranium mill near Pyongsan.
![North Korea's Yongbyon Reactor Could Be Back Up and Running North Korea's Yongbyon Reactor Could Be Back Up and Running](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-01_02-21-04.jpg)
North Korea's Yongbyon Reactor Could Be Back Up and Running
By Ankit Panda
New analysis of satellite imagery suggests North Korea's Yongbyon reactor is back up and running.
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Is North Korea Preparing Its Fourth Nuclear Test?
By Zachary Keck
While the possibility cannot be ruled out, there's little reason to believe another nuclear test is imminent.
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Is North Korea Restarting Its Yongbyon Reactor?
Satellite imagery suggests it is, which would be a reversal of Pyongyang’s recent conciliatory path.
![North Korea: To Talk or To Provoke? North Korea: To Talk or To Provoke?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/12561_525386edba128.jpg)
North Korea: To Talk or To Provoke?
By Duyeon Kim
Trustpolitik may be a start, but all parties need to return to the table at some point.
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