DPRK nuclear progress recognized at the level of the IAEA

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According to the IAEA Director General, Yukiya Amano, the DPRK is really building up its nuclear potential, not bluffing. Progress in the task of creating a nuclear weapons in North Korea there.


Photo: JA de Roo, source




According to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, the situation with the development of nuclear weapons by North Koreans is “very bad”, and therefore “there is no reason to remain optimistic.”

However, how truthful is Amano? Where did he get the relevant information? Pyongyang does not give out its secrets to the right and left, there are no snowfalls there.

Diplomatic source "Kommersant" in Moscow, notes that the information of Mr. Amano "unreliable." Moreover, Amano is “not authorized” to make statements of this kind.

The statement of the IAEA Director General appeared in the American edition of The Wall Street Journal. A nuclear expert told reporters that the North Korean authorities are not bluffing about their great progress in developing nuclear weapons.

As evidence, Mr. Amano cited a noticeable expansion of the nuclear research center in Yongbyon: since 2010, the area of ​​the object on which uranium is enriched has increased no less than twice. In addition, DPRK continues to produce plutonium.

However, the head of the IAEA did not go into details. He did not specify how many nuclear warheads the DPRK arsenals have. According to American and Chinese intelligence reports from Kommersant, the number of warheads can be as low as forty.

Amano is also alarmed by the "politicization" of the relevant issue. He believes that the existing nuclear problem could be resolved through a political agreement with Pyongyang, but the signing of such a document in the foreseeable future is hardly possible due to the "extreme politicization of the issue." Therefore, there is no reason to remain optimistic.

Earlier, we recall, the administration of President Trump in the person of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made it clear that her “strategic patience” with regard to the nuclear DPRK was over. The State Department did not hide: Washington is considering new measures of influence on Pyongyang. Tillerson reported this during a visit to Seoul.

“Of course, we do not want to bring the matter to a military conflict. But it is obvious that if North Korea takes actions that threaten the South Korean or our troops, the answer will be adequate. If its armaments program reaches such a threatening level that it requires military action from us, then we also have this option, ”the secretary of state quoted. "BBC".

At the same time, Mr. Tillerson proposed to introduce sanctions against Pyongyang to the Chinese.

Obviously, in the coming weeks and months, international pressure on North Korea will increase. However, one should not expect a turn in nuclear policy from Kim Jong-un. Rather, the result will be the opposite.

Mr. Amano really has no reason to be optimistic.
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    1. +6
      22 March 2017 07: 34
      They recognized, they began to be, at the international level even ... And it was always interesting to them there, "they recognize, they don’t recognize us" to the “children” at the international level laughing
      1. +5
        22 March 2017 08: 26
        Yes, there may well be another "test tube shock" by analogy with Iraq, and then they "didn’t find", they don’t get used to balabol
        1. +8
          22 March 2017 08: 30
          According to the IAEA Director General Yukiy Amano, the DPRK is really building up its nuclear potential, not bluffing.

          This recognition is nothing more than an additional trump card of Matrasia for the deployment of missile defense in the south of the Korean Peninsula. sad
          1. +3
            22 March 2017 08: 32
            and I'm talking about too - the rationale for their aggression, based on the Yapovsky sing-along - not any facts
            1. +5
              22 March 2017 08: 34
              It seems that the mattresses are very close to realizing the idea of ​​a united Korea. This is not fun.
              1. +2
                22 March 2017 10: 06
                bouncyhunter USA with each launch, on the contrary, farther and farther even from the thought of defeating the DPRK in a direct military conflict! wassat
            2. 0
              22 March 2017 09: 35
              no facts
              somehow there are facts, underground explosions are recorded by seismic stations.
          2. +1
            22 March 2017 09: 02
            Quote: bouncyhunter
            This recognition is nothing more than an additional trump card of Matrasia for the deployment of missile defense in the south of the Korean Peninsula.

            And especially this deployment of air defense and missile defense is relevant for the United States in the context of news about the deployment by the Chinese of their mobile weapons systems with nuclear weapons in Heilongjiang and interestingly, the United States has enough arrogance or moron for this -
            At the same time, Mr. Tillerson proposed to introduce sanctions against Pyongyang to the Chinese.
          3. 0
            22 March 2017 10: 00
            bouncyhunter that you chew the same gum! What trump cards do the USA need? they will always find a test tube as an excuse! lol
            1. jjj
              0
              22 March 2017 10: 08
              Satanovsky said that Ukraine shared rocket technology with Koreans
        2. +1
          22 March 2017 10: 15
          another "test tube shock"


          So this is Eun shaking a test tube. To me in general these statements are Amano, does he have any education? The DPRK does not have nuclear energy, but does it have plutonium? My personal opinion is that Eun has no atomic bomb, much less plutonium.
          1. +1
            22 March 2017 16: 31
            Asadullah, it's time for you to lead the IAEA lol
            1. +1
              22 March 2017 17: 08
              Asadullah, it's time for you to lead the IAEA


              No dear, to lead at least something I no longer have the desire. Most of my life I bring to the clean water of crooks. The older I get, the more crooks are bigger and smarter, they unite in communities, and do not always go to jail. Therefore, I developed a sense of deception, of the highest standard. For the past ten years he has not deceived me even once. It’s with this scent that I feel that the DPRK does not have atomic weapons. Not even materials capable of a "dirty" chain reaction. And to head, uh, I have peaches and apricots in Nikita, overlooking the sea, I will regret to limit myself to this, if the Almighty allows. wink
              1. +1
                23 March 2017 08: 29
                Asadullah and what is the problem then! belay
    2. +2
      22 March 2017 07: 35
      However, how true is Amano? Where did he get the relevant information?
      And indeed, where ....Head of the International Nuclear Energy Agency Yukia Amano could take such information laughing
      1. +4
        22 March 2017 08: 19
        Hello Alexander! hi I don’t trust even I am this amano No. . Listen up Drive to Pyongyang - you are nearby Yes , find out there about theirs nuclear weapons in more detail, then tell me. And it will be interesting to us, and you will be counted in court wink .
        Hello again, potential suspect! drinks
        1. +1
          22 March 2017 08: 24
          Quote: Angry Guerrilla
          Drive to Pyongyang - same to you

          I will not go with a surcharge of 100. Look for the admirers of Juche, they’ll catch the kaif from him.
          Will you drink on Sunday?
          1. +3
            22 March 2017 08: 28
            Quote: Alexander Romanov
            Will you drink on Sunday?

            stop I do not drink! And I do not advise you. And anyway: I'll be fishing. Yes A bream and a pike perch are waiting for me fellow .
            1. +1
              22 March 2017 08: 41
              Quote: Angry Guerrilla
              . And anyway: I'll be fishing

              I know your fishing
              Quote: Angry Guerrilla
              A bream and a pike perch are waiting for me

              Here are your bream and zander in one bottle
              1. +2
                22 March 2017 10: 42

                Our pike perch is all) But Koreans are handsome.
          2. +2
            22 March 2017 08: 44
            Quote: Alexander Romanov
            Drink on sunday

            Hold the gift.
    3. 0
      22 March 2017 07: 38
      If the head of the IAEA was some kind of Petrov or Sidorov from Russia, he would be an objective person, and not that deceitful Jap, singing by order of the United States!
      1. +5
        22 March 2017 07: 43
        In the near future, neither Petrov nor Sidorov will be the leaders of this department. Therefore, they will hang on their ears what is beneficial to the West (USA). It is enough to recall the IAEA reports on the Iranian nuclear program and the air strikes after that.
        1. 0
          22 March 2017 08: 19
          Quote: rotmistr60
          It is enough to recall the IAEA reports on the Iranian nuclear program and the air strikes after that.


          In Iran? wassat
          1. 0
            22 March 2017 09: 58
            So you are one of those who inflicted these blows.
          2. 0
            22 March 2017 10: 03
            Typo - in Iraq.
            At one time, Israel carried out a successful airstrike on the Iraqi nuclear center
        2. +4
          22 March 2017 08: 21
          The Government of the Russian Federation approved the contribution of up to 2017 million rubles to the fund of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2019-24,6.

          The IAEA consists of 143 countries: (all apparently large specialists in nuclear energy)
          Austria
          Azerbaijan
          Albania
          Algeria
          Angola
          Argentina
          Armenia
          Afghanistan
          Bangladesh
          Belarus
          Belize
          Belgium
          Benin
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          Botswana
          Brazil
          Burkina Faso
          Macedonia
          Hungary
          Venezuela
          Vietnam
          Gabon
          Haiti
          Ghana
          Guatemala
          Germany
          Honduras
          Greece
          Georgia
          Denmark
          Democratic Republic of the Congo
          The Dominican Republic
          Egypt
          Zambia
          Zimbabwe
          Israel
          India
          Indonesia
          Jordan
          Iraq
          Iran
          Ireland
          Iceland
          Spain
          Italy
          Yemen
          Kazakhstan
          Cameroon
          Canada
          Qatar
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          Cyprus
          China
          Colombia
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          Côte d'Ivoire
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          Kyrgyzstan
          Latvia
          Liberia
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          Liechtenstein
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          Mauritius
          Mauritania
          Madagascar
          Malawi
          Malaysia
          Mali
          Malta
          Morocco
          The Marshall Islands
          Mexico
          Mozambique
          Monaco
          Mongolia
          Myanmar
          Namibia
          Niger
          Nigeria
          Netherlands
          Nicaragua
          New Zealand
          Norway
          United Republic of Tanzania
          United Arab Emirates
          Pakistan
          Palau
          Panama
          Paraguay
          Peru
          Poland
          Portugal
          Республика Корея
          The Republic of Moldova
          Russian Federation
          Romania
          Salvador
          Saudi Arabia
          Seychelles
          Senegal
          Serbia
          Singapore
          The Syrian Arab Republic
          Slovakia
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          United Kingdom
          Соединенные Штаты Америки
          Sudan
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          Chad
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          Chile
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          Sri Lanka
          Ecuador
          Eritrea
          Estonia
          Ethiopia
          South Africa
          Jamaica
          Japan
    4. +2
      22 March 2017 08: 04
      The IAEA would put its snoops in the Israeli nuclear program.
      1. +2
        22 March 2017 08: 20
        Quote: aleksfill
        The IAEA would put its snoops in the Israeli nuclear program.



        Curious Barbara in the market nose tore wassat
    5. +2
      22 March 2017 08: 25
      Y. Amano is not competent? Mb But he is Japanese, and if there is information, he will express his fears in every possible way.
    6. +1
      22 March 2017 08: 59
      Quote: Expelling Liberoids
      If the head of the IAEA was some kind of Petrov or Sidorov from Russia, he would be an objective person, and not that deceitful Jap, singing by order of the United States!

      And what do you think, the head of an international organization expresses exclusively his personal opinion or the opinion of the Board of Governors, which elected him?
    7. 0
      22 March 2017 22: 37
      Quote: Jura
      And especially this deployment of air defense and missile defense is relevant for the United States in the context of news about the deployment by the Chinese of their mobile installations with nuclear weapons in Heilongjiang

      Nefig is not relevant in the context of the deployment of Chinese PGRK. THAAD not capable of intercepting ICBMs

      Quote: Asadullah
      So this is Eun shaking a test tube. To me in general these statements are Amano, does he have any education? The DPRK does not have nuclear energy, but does it have plutonium? My personal opinion is that Eun has no atomic bomb, much less plutonium.

      Definitely not, or again trusted their scent? Of course, one could cite the words of the same Kryuchkov, when he was the chairman of the KGB regarding the North Korean nuclear program, about the possible amounts of plutonium back then, in the early 90s, about the facilities of this industry - I will not

      Quote: Asadullah
      For the past ten years he has not deceived me even once. It’s with this scent that I feel that the DPRK does not have atomic weapons. Not even materials capable of a "dirty" chain reaction.

      If you trust your scent like that, drive in the thought that the DPRK has none of this, at least three “especially stubborn” ones. who believe that all of this is there. Below is a list of them
      1. Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich - President of the Russian Federation
      2. Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
      3. Shoigu Sergey Kuzhugetovich - Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation

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