<h1 class="ql-align-center">Yongbyon</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>North Korea might have resumed its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor as per the UN atomic agency.</li></ul> <h2>About:</h2> <ul><li>This observation is based on the continuation of work on the&nbsp;5-megawatt reactor in Yongbyon North Korea’s main nuclear complex.</li></ul> <ul><li>North Korean leader had offered to dismantle part of the Yongbyon complex at a second summit with then U.S. President Donald Trump in exchange for the removal of sanctions; however, the talks have been at a standstill since then and&nbsp;multiple sets of international sanctions&nbsp;put over North Korea nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.</li></ul> <ul><li>This situation underscores the&nbsp;need for resumption of dialogue between the stakeholders&nbsp;involved to ensure that the security situation in the Korean peninsula does not become worse</li></ul>