North Korea Yongbyon nuclear site 'in full operation'
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 14, 2015 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspecting the construction site of the Paektusan Hero Youth power station in Ryanggaung province. AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT
North Korea says its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon complex, is now in "full operation".
The country was improving its nuclear weapons "in quality and quantity", state-run news agency KCNA reported.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The North was ready to face US hostility with "nuclear weapons any time", the report added.
Yongbyon's reactor was shut down in 2007 but Pyongyang vowed to restart it in 2013, following its third nuclear test and amid high regional tensions.
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