TruemorsYONGBYON, 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.
N. Korea destroys nuclear tower
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