South Korea has admitted to the U.N. atomic watchdog that government scientists used lasers to enrich a small amount of uranium to a level one Western diplomat said Thursday was close to what could fuel an atomic bomb. Asked how highly enriched the uranium produced by the Korean scientists was, a Vienna-based diplomat close to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told Reuters it was below but “very close” to the threshold for bomb-grade uranium. “It was well beyond the level that would be needed for a civilian program,” the diplomat said. “The government says that its program is peaceful and the IAEA is not making any judgments on that issue.” Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.