"Atomic energy": North Korea shows up "Dangerous increase" In the ability to nuclear weapons

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, warned on Wednesday that North Koreashows "A very dangerous increase" In its ability to manufacture nuclear weapons.

The diplomatically isolated country is believed to operate several uranium enrichment facilities, in an important step towards making nuclear warheads, according to what the South Korean intelligence agency reported.

These facilities include one at the Yongbyon site The nuclear weapon, which Pyongyang said it dismantled after a round of talks, but reactivated it later in 2021.

Grossi said at a press conference in Seoul "In our regular assessments, we have been able to confirm a rapid increase in operations" At the Yongbyon nuclear reactor.

He pointed out that the agency also observed an increase in activities within the reprocessing unit and the light-water reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear site, in addition to the operation of other facilities.

He added "All of this indicates a very dangerous increase in the capabilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the field of nuclear weapons production, estimated at a few dozen warheads."using the official name of North Korea.

North Korea, which conducted the first A nuclear test in 2006 led to a group of UN sanctions against the backdrop of its banned weapons programmes.

But it announced that it would not give up its nuclear weapons.

When asked whether Russia was helping North Korea develop its nuclear capabilities, Grossi said that the UN agency had not witnessed "Nothing specific in this regard"

North Korea sent ground forces and artillery shells to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine, while observers say that Pyongyang in return is receiving assistance from Moscow in the field of military technology.