@pakficial_news: North Korea has constructed a new facility at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex to boost uranium enrichment, with the capacity to install up to 28 centrifuge cascades, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The UN nuclear watchdog also reported that Pyongyang has begun operating an expanded section of its uranium enrichment plant in Kangson, calling these developments "deeply troubling" and clear violations of UN Security Council resolutions. Since IAEA inspectors were expelled in 2009 and have no on-site access, the agency relies on satellite imagery for its assessments. IAEA Director Rafael Grossi described the continued advancement of North Korea's nuclear program as "highly regrettable." Despite being one of the world's poorest nations, leader Kim Jong-un reportedly spends around $640 million annually on his secretive weapons program, with six nuclear tests conducted to date—the last in September 2017—and Pyongyang declared itself a nuclear state in 2022, vowing never to abandon its arsenal. #NorthKorea #IAEA #UraniumEnrichment #NuclearProgram #Yongbyon

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Wednesday 09 September 2026 19:56:47 GMT