Plutonium threat
"I understand that North Korea is working to develop a small nuclear warhead which can be loaded into a missile," Gen Kim Tae-Young was quoted by South Korean media as saying."As I said earlier, it is certain that North Korea possess plutonium. It is certain the North has enough plutonium to make six to seven nuclear weapons, but it is not clear whether it has produced nuclear weapons," he said.Gen Kim is the chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff - the country's highest-ranking military officer.North Korea tested a nuclear device in October 2006, and some analysts estimated it had built eight or more atomic bombs.But it was not believed that any of the bombs were small enough to be fitted onto a missile.North Korea agreed last year to shut down its plutonium-producing reactor at Yongbyon in return for fuel aid.But a disagreement over how to verify Pyongyang's account of its nuclear activities has led the US to delay removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.In return, North Korea said it would take steps to restore the Yongbyon reactor to plutonium production.
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