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North Korean claim of extracting fuel for Nuke weapons doubtful MIL/NYT, May 13, 2005. Special Correspondent
According to intelligence and also from the interpretation of Pentagon officials, they had not seen any evidence to that effect. Hence they are reluctant to confirm the affirmation of North Korea. According to our sources, North Korea is attempting to obtain what they have claimed but at this moment it cannot not confirmed how far they are correct. There appears to have more chances of just an exploiting act on their part part rather than the real achievement. Some Nuclear experts also apprehend that North Korea's action, even if confirmed, would significantly increase its weapons stockpile. This is also just a skepticism and not a reality, as we feel. Our sources do not rely on the story of their removal of 8,000 spent fuel rods from a reactor at its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon as one of the precautions to reinforce their nuclear arsenal. Even New York Times confirms our assertion.partly. In this connection, James Brooke of New York Times, writes: " In the worst case, experts have said, by removing and reprocessing the fuel rods, North Korea could produce fuel-grade plutonium for one to three nuclear weapons. But their suspicions were aroused because by leaving the rods inside the reactor for another year, North Korea could have obtained a much better yield of weapons fuel." The background story is that "North Korea expelled international inspectors in late 2002, and without them, it is impossible to independently verify its claims. Both outside analysts and administration officials note that North Korean leaders could be bluffing in an attempt to wrest concessions from the United States in long-stalled six-nation negotiations to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear program."
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