On June 27, 2008, North Korea blew up a big symbol of its nascent nuclear program, the cooling tower of the plutonium-producing reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear site. Within weeks a developing deal to end North Korea’s nuclear ambitions fell apart, in part because Pyongyang got a look at sweeping and intrusive US plans for verifying such an agreement. Almost exactly 10 years later, North Korea is again planning an explosive event meant to showcase its nuclear intentions.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-korea-word-deed-signals-tough-negotiations-205324752.html

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