Kim ‘upgrading his nuclear site’
CRITICS have questioned Kim Jong-un’s commitment to peace after pictures suggested he is still investing in nuclear technology.
Mr Kim had vowed to ensure the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula in recent meetings with Donald Trump and South Korean president Moon Jae-in.
But monitoring groups yesterday claimed North Korea was ‘rapidly’ upgrading its major nuclear site.
Satellite photos, obtained by watchdog 38North, appeared to show improvements are being made to Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre. Upgrades to the site, which contains the country’s only nuclear reactor, are thought to include new buildings, a water pump house and a radiochemical laboratory.
Jenny Town, managing editor at 38North, said the development ‘underscores [the] reason why an actual deal is necessary, not just a statement of lofty goals’.