North Korea has begun operating a controversial nuclear reactor, according to United States officials. "North Korea started its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon," one official said, adding that it had happened within the past 24 hours. But it has not taken the more serious step of reactivating a processing plant at the complex, which could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons, he said. South Korean authorities said they had no confirmation of any North Korean action, but the newly-appointed Prime Minister, Goh Kun, has pledged to look into it.

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