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North Korea agrees to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for US food aid.

Historical image related to North Korea agrees to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in return for US food aid. from February 29, 2012

North Korea

Country in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the…
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Enriched uranium

Uranium processed to increase the percentage of uranium-235

Enriched uranium is a type of uranium in which the percent composition of uranium-235 has been increased through the process of isotope separation. Naturally occurring uranium is composed of three major isotopes: uranium-238, uranium-235, and uranium-234. 235U is the only…
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February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…
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