North Korea Has Expanded Uranium Enrichment Capacity: IAEA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a 'newly inaugurated nuclear materials production factory' on June 3, the watchdog said.
TL;DR
- North Korea has expanded uranium enrichment capacity at Yongbyon and Kangson facilities.
- A second uranium enrichment facility has been built at the Yongbyon nuclear complex.
- An annex at the Kangson facility was enlarged between February and April 2024.
- Satellite imagery indicates operations began in the Kangson annex in January.
- The assessment is based on satellite imagery and open-source information.