The risks of North Korea's nuclear restart

CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - web edition on May 12, 2009

CISAC Co-director Siegfried Hecker has authored an article for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists website, in which he talks about North Korea's capability to restore operations at its 5-megawatt reactor, reprocessing facility, and fuel-fabrication facility; its ability to yield enough plutonium for at least one more bomb; and how the export of nuclear materials or know-how remains the greatest risk of Pyongyang's restart. Read more »

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The risks of North Korea's nuclear restart

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