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N. Korea Blows Up Nuclear Tower

Move both symbolic and practical, since tower would take year to rebuild

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 27, 2008 6:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – North Korea demolished the biggest symbol of its nuclear program today, destroying the water tower of its Yongbyon plutonium facility, which had been used to extract plutonium to build nuclear weapons until it was decommissioned last year. But the huge implosion wasn’t just symbolic—...   Read full story »

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