It's all seemingly ramping up in North Korea as new satellite imagery exposes a concerning plant, seemingly confirming a bone-chilling plan from the nation's leader Kim Jong Un.
The threat of nuclear war appears to be ever growing with many of the world's leading political powers making concerning moves involving weapon development that haven't been seen since the Cold War.
While the primary concern appears to be tussles between long-term enemies in the United States and Russia, as Putin has revealed the successful tests for several nuclear weapons despite severe warnings from President Trump, plenty of smoke also appears to be emerging from North Korea.
As reported by the Independent, new satellite imagery of North Korea now appears to suggest that the nation's government is building a new uranium enrichment plant at one of its several nuclear weapons sites.
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You don't have to be an expert to feel that this isn't exactly good news for the future of the world, but it becomes even more frightening when discovering a plan from this year where Kim Jong Un revealed his desire to "exponentially" increase the nation's nuclear weapon stocks.
The images themselves were captured over the last two months by Washington-based monitoring group 38 North, illustrating that they represent a "continuation of modernization and expansion efforts throughout" the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center.
This particular plant is key to the nation's ability to produce plutonium and uranium – two of the key components for the construction of nuclear bombs – and therefore increased production would only imply that there's seemingly a fear that they'll need more than they currently have in the near future.
"Work to built up land surronding a support building to the south of the suspected uranium enrichment site appears to be underway," analysis from experts at 38 North revealed, although "the purpose of this building is unknown."
There have been six possible heat exchangers appear this year on the building's southeast side, which are typically used to cool the plant's centrifuges and keep temperatures stable, which is an essential part of the production of uranium.
Experts have also added that "these improvements all serve to help fulfil Kim's call for exponential growth of its nuclear weapons arsenals," of which the Supreme Leader noted needed to be "overfilled" in what will turn out to be a "crucial year" for the nation.
You might want to start researching your nearest nuclear shelter and what would happen if a nuclear bomb were to strike America, as pessimists would argue that it's only a matter of time until these weapons are used, as they're not being made in excess to just sit around after all.