#plutonium

1. Kim from North Korea pledges to deploy an additional three spy satellites and increase the production of nuclear materials in 2024

   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has announced plans to launch three military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials, and introduce attack drones in 2024. This comes as Kim calls for "overwhelming" war readiness in response to what he perceives as confrontational moves by
   

2. Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational, IAEA says

   VIENNA (Reuters) -A new reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be operating for the first time, the U.N. nuclear watchdog and independent experts said on Thursday, which would mean an additional potential source of plutonium for nuclear weapons. North Korea h
   

3. “The uptick in plutonium turns out to be one of the clearest, most temporally-distinct features amongst the many signatures of human existence,” writes Dylan Spaulding.

4. North Korea has halted the nuclear reactor at its main atomic complex, probably to extract plutonium that could be used for weapons by reprocessing spent fuel rods, a South Korean news report said on Thursday, citing a government source.