April 02, 2013

Pyongyang has pledged to open all facilities at its main nuclear complex Yongbyon, which was closed in 2007 due to a disarmament-for-aid deal. That’s amid tensions raging over the state’s nuclear program.

The agreement was later stalled, and the KNCA news agency reported the country’s top officials as saying that the measure will boost North Korea's nuclear forces "in quality and quantity."

The work will begin “without delay” to restart the facilities, which include a uranium enrichment plant and a graphite-rod reactor.

Over the weekend, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un labeled nuclear weapons development a "top priority."

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) declared a ‘state of war’ with its southern neighbor, threatening pre-emptive attacks in case of any provocations, either from Seoul or Washington.

On Monday, South Korea changed its rules of engagement, ordering its military forces to respond immediately to provocations from the North.

Meanwhile, the US sent a destroyer into Korean coastal waters, following the deployment of F-22 stealth fighters, while China started mobilizing military forces around the Korean peninsula in response to rising tensions.

http://rt.com/news/north-korea-nuclear-program-205/