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NKorea says its uranium enrichment is progessing

The Columbian
Published: November 30, 2010, 12:00am

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its uranium enrichment program is progressing and that it is building a light-water reactor, stressing that they are for peaceful purposes.

The North first revealed the uranium program earlier this month to a visiting U.S. scientist, claiming it had two thousand centrifuges in operation, and U.S. officials fear they could be used in a nuclear weapons program.

The North’s main Rodong Sinmun newspaper says in commentary that the program is for peaceful purposes only. The commentary was carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea has been pushing for renewed international talks on receiving much-needed aid in return for commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs. The North attacked South Korean island Nov. 23, killing four people and spiking tensions.

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