According to the American scientist who was invited to see it, the facility, in contrast to the regime’s aging plutonium technology, appeared to be state-of-the-art, thus reinforcing the suspicion that North Korea has no genuine interest whatsoever in fulfilling its nuclear-disarmament responsibilities. When asked why they failed to include this facility in their declaration of nuclear programs, North Korean officials responded cheerfully – and absurdly – that it had been built from scratch only after the collapse of the nuclear negotiations in 2008.
最近一段时间，朝鲜又嚣张地展示了一套现代化的高技术铀浓缩设施。据受邀参观该设施的美国科学家所言，这套设施与该国原本落后的钚技术相比简直是一个飞跃，并在某种程度上印证了外界的疑虑：朝鲜根本毫无诚意去履行解除自身核武装的责任。当被问到该设施为何未被列入核项目申报清单之时，朝方官员给予了非常愉快——也极端荒谬——的回应：这一切都是2008年核谈判破裂之后才从零建起的。