N. Korea Says It Has Restarted Nuclear Facilities

N. Korea Says It Has Restarted Nuclear Facilities

North Korea has restarted its nuclear facilities to harvest weapons-grade plutonium, an official said Saturday, in an escalation of the communist state's standoff with the international community over its nuclear and missile programs.

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