N. Korea says it started enriching uranium, will weaponize plutonium

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday it has started enriching
uranium and will weaponize all plutonium it extracts, protesting the U.N.
Security Council resolution that has expanded sanctions on it.
The North, which triggered the resolution after its second nuclear test on May
25, also said it will "respond militarily" if the U.S. and other countries
attempt what it called a "blockade."
The resolution calls on states to conduct inspections of North Korea ships
suspected of carrying materials related to weapons of mass destruction.
North Korea has said such an act would be considered an act of war.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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