The disclosure comes as a rare move from the isolated nation, which has been under UN sanctions since its first nuclear test in 2006. The facility’s location remains undisclosed, though experts suggest it could be the Kangson site, near Pyongyang.
South Korea condemned the North’s actions, calling it a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Experts believe the timing of the reveal may be a strategic message to the U.S. and its allies, signaling that North Korea has no intention of denuclearizing.
The North is believed to operate several uranium enrichment facilities, including one at the Yongbyon nuclear site, which was supposedly decommissioned but later reactivated in 2021.
The revelation follows escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, with the North recently firing short-range ballistic missiles and deploying 250 missile launchers along its southern border.
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