| 1 | North Korea has shut down and is in the process of disabling the Yongbyon reactor complex that produced the plutonium for the nuclear weapon it tested in 2006. | |
| 2 | The North responded by ejecting international inspectors from the reprocessing facility at its main nuclear plant in Yongbyon. | |
| 3 | In other words, whether Kim decided to restart Yongbyon or not, the decision itself was hardly out of character. | |
| 4 | North Korea is expected to underscore its commitment to the six-party deal on Friday by demolishing, with explosive charges, the massive cooling tower of the Yongbyon reactor. | |
| 5 | North Korea announced last month it was taking steps to restore its partially disabled Yongbyon nuclear complex because of the negotiating impasse. |
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