N.Korea says it produced more arms-grade plutonium

North Korea said it has reprocessed spent fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear plant and has produced more arms-grade plutonium from the material, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

The announcement was made through the North's state-run news agency which said the country had successfully concluded the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods at the end of August, according to Yonhap. The reprocessing of the fuel rods would give North Korea more material to build atomic arms.

The move came while relations between the North and South were seemingly improving with increased dialogue between the two countries, and strong signs sent from Pyongyang to the U.S. and the rest of the international community that it is willing to return to the six-party talks.

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