North Korea Reportedly Increasing Fuel Production at Secret Nuclear Sites
If anyone thought were going to stop all their nuclear programs because of a summit then they have no knowledge of past negotiations with the Kim regime. Additionally here we go again with intelligence officials leaking classified information to the media:
As President Donald Trump touted a new era of diplomacy with the North Korean regime, a classified intelligence assessment appeared to tell a different story, according to several US intelligence officials.
The assessment revealed that, in recent months, North Korea had upped its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at several secret sites, according to over a dozen intelligence officials cited in an NBC News report published Friday. The officials said they believe North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be trying to conceal the secret facilities from the US.
“Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles,” one senior US intelligence official said to NBC News. “We are watching closely.”
According to five US officials cited by NBC News, the North Korean regime was increasing production of enriched uranium, even as relations with the US improved following the 2018 Winter Olympics. And since the leaders of both countries held a summit in Singapore in mid-June, the Trump administration has already delivered some concessions to the North. [Business Insider]
You can read more at the link, but it only makes sense that the North Koreans are going to rush to increase the amount of fuel and weapons they have to maximize their bargaining position. Like I have always said I seriously doubt the regime will completely denuclearize.
On a side note, I do find it interesting how the media now is highly critical of North Korean double dealing when during past negotiations many in the media made excuses for North Korean double dealing.
Not much of a secret if news outlets know what is going on with inside there. Seems like a politically motivated article.
“Just landed – a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
Just keep your mouth shut before chickens the hatched and the naysayers will have no fuel to spark the fire you give them.
We all know Fatty is not giving up those weapons. No matter how many declarations or summits are held.
You all missed the real story…
“according to over a dozen intelligence officials cited in an NBC News report”
A dozen inellligence officials were willing to leak a classified report to hurt Trump and a major news organization was willing to gleefully report it against America’s interests.
Trump needs to clean house of anti-American holdovers and classify “news” organizations who seek to damage America as hostile non-state intelligence agiencies.
CH, you’re so right…
@Chickenhead, that is why I mentioned the leaks in my opening paragraph. At times I think SIPR just needs to be cut off to the Washington, DC area. With that said what we don’t know is if these leaks were intentional. This could have been a way to let the North Koreans know that they are being watched and the US knows what is going on.
Plus Bolton was just out there saying the Kim regime has one year to denuclearize. I think there may be some messaging going on here to the Kim regime.