The massive implosion at the Yongbyon facility is intended to be a powerful public symbol of a move to end nuclear activities by the nation.

宁边核设施冷却塔的大爆破将成为该国迈向核活动终结的一个公开而有力的标志。

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North Korea announced Tuesday it is leaving the Chinese-sponsored six-party talks on its nuclear program and will restart its plutonium facility at Yongbyon in response to a U.N.Security Council statement condemning its April 5 launch of a long-range ballistic missile.

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