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N. Korea involved with Syrian nuke site – Der Spiegel

Report, citing unnamed intelligence agencies, claims Pyongyang involved in ongoing Syrian nuclear program

Syria is maintaining an underground facility that is rumored to be a nuclear facility supporting the goal of developing nuclear weapons, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday, citing unspecified Western intelligence agencies.

Additionally, the report suggested that North Korean nuclear experts are involved with the site and remain involved in Syria’s nuclear weapons program.

According to Der Spiegel, the suspected nuclear site, located near Al-Qusayr in western Syria, close to the Lebanese border, is an underground facility and may even be a reactor. Der Spiegel, citing unspecified intelligence agencies, reports the site was first built in 2009. Commercially