Mike Baker

Satellite imagery suggests construction began in late 2024 and was largely completed in roughly 18 months.

That's an unusually rapid pace for a project of this scale.

Rafael Grossi, the head of the IAEA, recently described the developments as a, quote, very serious increase in North Korea's capabilities.

And Yongbyon may not be the only site involved.

North Korean state media previously published images of Kim touring a separate uranium facility at another location in 2024, suggesting the country's nuclear infrastructure extends beyond what has been publicly disclosed.

So the question is no longer whether North Korea intends to keep its nuclear weapons.

That appears settled.

The question is how large Kim intends to make the arsenal and whether the U.S.

and its allies still possess meaningful leverage to slow their nuclear buildup.

And that, my friends, is the PDB Afternoon Bulletin for Thursday, the 11th of June.

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