North Korea Resumes Operations at its Nuclear Bomb Fuel Plants

According to the state media agency, North Korea has resumed work at all its nuclear bomb fuel production plants and the nation is prepared to use such atomic weapons any time against the US and its allies, which North classifies as 'hostile' nations.

The state media said that the plutonium and highly enriched uranium facilities, which are located at the Yongbyon facility, were ''rearranged, changed or readjusted and they started normal operation,'' The Guardian reported.

The announcement was not the only shocking claim the North issued recently. Just a day ago, the nation claimed that they will launch 'satellites,' which are actually believed to be long-range missiles. Although the North claims the launch is peaceful and non-threatening, the U.S. and other nations such as Japan think otherwise. It is feared that North Korea is trying to carry out ballistic missile tests, which are forbidden according to U.N. security council resolutions.

Although North Korea is not advanced in many technologies the rest of the world possesses, it is believed that the nation is quite capable of building a ballistic missile on which a nuclear warhead could be mounted. Such advancements could mean a grave threat to the countries that the North categorizes as 'hostile nations', even the distant ones including the U.S. mainland, reported The Guardian.

It is a well-known fact that North Korea issues unrealistic claims time to time, but military experts report signs that North has been enriching uranium for a while now. It is also reported that the nuclear reactor at Yongbong showed some activity within the past few years, according to satellite images. It is believed that the reactor could produce 13lbs of plutonium annually, if it fully operates. That amount of plutonium is enough to make one nuclear bomb, The Guardian said.

According to the neighboring South Korea's defense ministry, there were no signs of North Korea launching missiles so far.