DPRK WMD Programme

Across DPRK, the IAEA and various research institutes have observed a number of notable key activities. DPRK Monitor will continue to follow up with these organizations to obtain further clarification and updates on their assessments.

<IAEA> 2025-8-18, APPLICATION OF SAFEGUARDS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Report by the Director General
<38 North> 2025-6-13, Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center: A Suspected New Enrichment Facility and Dismantlement of 50 MWe Reactor
<CSIS> 2025-6-12, Suspected Uranium Enrichment Building at Yongbyon
<ISIS> 2025-6-11, Is North Korea Building a New, Kangsong-Like Building at Yongbyon?
<Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey> 2025-6-10, Suspect Enrichment Facility in the DPRK
<Arms Control Wonk> 2025-6-10, A New Enrichment Plant At Yongbyon?

Source: Google Earth Pro (annotated by DPRK Monitor)

June 9, 2025

New construction activities in Yongbyon

“[T]he Agency is monitoring the construction of a new building at Yongbyon which has dimensions and features similar to the Kangson enrichment plant.” said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in his Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors on 9 June 2025.

Source: Google Earth Pro (Annotated by DPRK Monitor)