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N. Korea destroys nuclear tower
by Barry Artiste | June 27, 2008 at 09:18 am | 236 views | 5 comments
YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
An explosion at the base of the cylindrical structure sent the tower collapsing into a cloud of white and grey smoke that billowed into blue skies as journalists and diplomats looked on, according to video footage filmed by broadcaster APTN at the site.
The demolition of the 20-metre-tall tower is a response to U.S. concessions after the North delivered a declaration Thursday of its nuclear programs to be dismantled.
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June 27, 2008 at 09:18 am by Barry Artiste, 236 views, 5 comments
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at 11:55 on June 27th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. I guess the strategy of getting China to pressure North Korea worked.
at 12:18 on June 27th, 2008
I uploaded a crazy video of the explosion: check it out!
at 16:39 on June 27th, 2008
This is great news! For a while, I totally thought North and the South were going to start a nuclear war.
at 20:11 on June 27th, 2008
I wish that is not an other distracting movement. Good news so far!
at 08:05 on June 28th, 2008
Sorry for taking so long to reply , Thanks everyone for your comments, the last day or so, the Now Public software would not allow me to comment again on my own stories. Apparently I needed to "Choose a Field" to reply in my comment section.