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Fox News Quiet sneaky North Korea supporting Iran Syria civil war and threatens USA with Nuclear strike restart nuclear reactor USA research institute says A recent satellite image appears to show North Korea is restarting a plutonium reactor, in a move that could raise renewed international alarm over its nuclear weapons program, a U.S. research institute said 9/11/13 Wednesday. The 5 megawatt reactor at the Nyongbyon nuclear facility was shut down in 2007 under the terms of a disarmament agreement. Pyongyang announced plans in April to restart it amid a litany of threats toward the U.S. and South Korea after it faced tougher international censure over its latest nuclear and rocket tests. Wednesday's finding by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies is sign that the regime of Kim Jong Un is pressing ahead with its nuclear program. The institute says an Aug. 31 commercial satellite image shows white steam rising from a building next to the reactor. The building houses steam turbines and electric generators that are driven by heat generated by the reactor. The color and volume of the steam is consistent with the electrical generating system being readied to come online, indicating that the reactor is in or nearing operation, the institute says. When North Korea announced its plans in April, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters that restarting the plutonium reactor would be "extremely alarming" The reactor can be used both to generate electricity and produce fissile material for nuclear weapons, and once it is operating, can produce about 6 kilograms of plutonium a year -- enough for one or two bombs. Experts estimate North Korea already has enough plutonium for between four to eight crude weapons. "The reactor restart fits a pattern of continued expansion of North Korea's WMD programs short of conducting outright nuclear and missile tests. recent commercial satellite photos also shows Pyongyang may also be doubling the size of its uranium enrichment plant -- a potential, second source of fissile material for nuclear weapons -- and expanding its main rocket launch site, located on its west coast near China. The North's weapons capabilities are a subject of conjecture, but experts doubt it has yet mastered how to miniaturize a nuclear device that fit on a long-range missile capable of hitting the United States, although it is possible it may have for shorter-range missiles. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/09/11/north-korea-reactor-appears-to-restart-us-research-institute-says/#ixzz2edZ8WvSl North Korea reactor appears to restart, US research institute says 2013 Breaking News US F-22 jets in South Korea North Korea declared war on USA & South Korea last days final hour news prophecy update Fox News Reports US Flexes Muscle Over South Korea, Sends F-22s Amid North Korea Threats Days after the US flies two B-2 bombers from a Missouri airbase to South Korea in show of support for allies, military sends F-22 Raptors — the military's most advanced fighter — from a base in Japan to run war drills. The United States has sent two F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea to join Seoul forces in military exercises after North Korea warned the Korean Peninsula has entered "a state of war." A Pentagon spokesman confirms to Fox News that the F-22 Raptors were deployed to Osan Air Base in South Korea from Japan to support ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session that followed a ruling party declaration that nuclear bomb building and a stronger economy were the nation's top priorities. Meanwhile, North Korea said Saturday its armed forces, "will blow up U.S. bases for aggression in its mainland and in the Pacific operational theaters including Hawaii and Guam." The White House says the U.S. is taking North Korea's threats seriously. U.S. military officials revealed that two B-2 stealth bombers dropped dummy munitions on an uninhabited South Korean island as part of annual defense drills that Pyongyang sees as rehearsals for invasion. Hours later, Kim ordered his generals to put rockets on standby and threatened to strike American targets if provoked. North's continued threats toward South Korea and the United States have raised worries that a misjudgment between the sides could lead to a clash. In addition to the military exercise, the U.S. will fortify its defenses against a potential North Korean missile attack by adding more than a dozen missile interceptors to the 26 already in place at Fort Greely, Alaska, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has also announced. Fox News' Justin Fishel and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/31/us-reportedly-sends-f-22-jets-to-join-south-korea-drills/#ixzz2PELGKgCZ