Luke 21:7 “Teacher,” they asked, “when will all this happen? What sign will show us that these things are about to take place?” Luke 21:11 "There will be great earthquakes, and there will be famines and epidemics in many lands, and there will be terrifying things (that which strikes terror), and great miraculous signs in the heavens."
U.S. nuclear analysts say steam seen rising from the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea indicate the reactor is in or nearing operation.
The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, which uses satellite imagery to track actions in North Korea, said the color and volume of steam released from the reactor is the indication of operation.
The reactor is capable of producing plutonium that can be used in nuclear weapons. North Korea is believed to have between 4 and 10 nuclear weapons from plutonium produced at the reactor before a mid-2007 shutdown of the facility.
“Given that North Korea will likely need two-three years before it discharges irradiated fuel containing plutonium and another six to 12 months to separate the plutonium, there remains time to negotiate a shutdown of the reactor before North Korea can use any of this new plutonium in nuclear weapons,” analysts at the Institution for Science and International Security said in a report.
