North Korea’s Uranium Capacity Could Jump 75% With New Yongbyon Facility

by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief(Worthy News) – North Korea’s uranium-enrichment capacity could soon rise by roughly 75% once a new facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex reaches full production, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive citing analysis from Vertic, a London-based arms-control verification group.The new facility is estimated to house more than 9,000 centrifuges capable of producing about 160 kilograms of highly enriched uranium per year. Verti