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Nuclear plans stepped up

United Nations experts have reported that North Korea is testing ‘‘nuclear triggering devices’’, and that its preparations for another nuclear weapons test were at a final stage in June. Quoting information from unnamed countries, the panel of experts said North Korea was making new preparations at its northeastern Punggye-ri test site, and continued to develop its capability to produce enriched uranium, a key ingredient for nuclear weapons. Any weapons test would be the North’s seventh since 2006, and the first since September 2017. The panel also said North Korea conducted two major hacks this year, resulting in the theft of cryptocurrency assets worth ‘‘hundreds of millions of dollars’’. It said Pyongyang also continued to illicitly import oil and export coal in violation of UN sanctions.

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https://fairfaxmedia.pressreader.com/article/282875144553329

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