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Seoul: N. Korea Is Rebuilding Nuclear Plant

US blamed for not removing Pyongyang from state terror list

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Sep 3, 2008 11:54 AM CDT

(Newser) – South Korea today claimed Pyongyang is restoring its nuclear facilities, just days after stopping disablement work, the AP reports. North Korea blames America for not holding up its end of the deal by failing to follow through on a June promise to reward nuclear disarmament progress by removing it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

South Korea confirmed the reassembling of the Yongbyon facility, which started 2 days ago. Fox News calls it a symbolic gesture since the bulk of the factory has been dismantled. Meanwhile, the State Department says it's working with Pyongyang to move negotiations forward.

A South Korean Army soldier stands beside a board advertising his troop as he guides foreign correspondents during a press tour in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas last week.
A South Korean Army soldier stands beside a board advertising his troop as he guides foreign correspondents during a press tour in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas last week.   (AP Photo)
Foreign correspondents take pictures of a South Korean Army soldier near the barbed wire fence during a press tour in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas last week.
Foreign correspondents take pictures of a South Korean Army soldier near the barbed wire fence during a press tour in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas last week.   (AP Photo)
The demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at Yongbyon North Korea is shown here on June 27. North Korea is rebuilding the facility because it claims the US hasn't held up its end of the deal.
The demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at Yongbyon North Korea is shown here on June 27. North Korea is rebuilding the facility because it claims the US hasn't held up its end of the deal.   (AP Photo/APTN, FILE)
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