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North Korea to Reactivate Nuke Plant

North Korea says it will reactivate a nuclear power plant, eight years after the reactor was idled as part of an agreement with the United States. The move is in response to a U.S. decision to suspend oil aid to North Korea. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.
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