North Korea destroys tower at nuclear complex
Pyongyang calls for end to 'hostile' U.S. policy after symbolic demolition
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N. Korea destroys nuclear cooling tower
June 27: North Korea destroys the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program as it commits to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
updated 7:05 a.m. CT, Fri., June. 27, 2008
YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs.
An explosion at the base of the cylindrical structure sent the tower collapsing into a cloud of white and gray smoke that billowed into blue skies as international journalists and diplomats looked on, according to video footage filmed by broadcaster APTN at the site.
The demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at the North’s main reactor complex is a response to U.S. concessions after the North delivered a declaration Thursday of its nuclear programs to be dismantled.
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