The story in the New York Times concerning North Korea developing missile bases is inaccurate. We fully know about the sites being discussed, nothing new - and nothing happening out of the normal. Just more Fake News. I will be the first to let you know if things go bad!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2018
NBC: South Korea says 'nothing new' in report identifying North Korean bases
"North Korea never pledged a promise to abandon this missile sites," a spokesman for South Korea's president said.
SEOUL, South Korea — If any country should be worried about Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons, it's South Korea, technically still at war with North Korea and with tens of millions of people in easy range of its arsenal.
But on Tuesday, Seoul reacted with something of a shrug to news that more than a dozen of North Korea's hidden missile sites had been identified by U.S. researchers using satellite images.
The reason for this, experts said, is that the agreement signed by Kim and President Donald Trump in June was so vague that it did not bind North Korea to do anything at all — let alone to give up the location of its secret bases.
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Previous Post: Report: North Korea Is Keeping 13 Undeclared Missile Bases Operational (November 12, 2018)
WNU Editor: President Trump was quick to react .... Trump says reports of North Korea’s secret missile bases are ‘inaccurate, just more fake news’ (FOX News). More here .... Trump says North Korean missile sites are 'nothing new' (Reuters), and here .... Trump: NY Times report on North Korean missile bases inaccurate (The Hill).
More Critical Reaction To Yesterday's New York Times’ Story On North Korean Missiles
The New York Times’ Misleading Story on North Korean Missiles -- 38 North
Few surprised by report of 13 secret North Korean missile sites -- CBS/AP
North Korea’s Missile Work Is Deceptive But Not Surprising -- Bloomberg
Shock news! North Korea has missiles! And tunnels! -- Andrew Salman, Asia Times
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Thta's freedom of speech..........
Admittedly this can be a judgment call when we don't have all of the facts. The only way to have all of the facts would be to access to inside information in real time. Even then things can be subject ot interpretation.
Based upon the track record of the various "think tanks," US (un)intelligence, and the news media when presented with conflicting conclusions I will go with Trump and the South Koreans pretty much every time. Essentially the NYT and the contributing think tank and such personnel acted recklessly here in presenting us with incorrect information. Such actions risk undercutting a very important diplomatic initiative that we need to succeed. Of course such people have done this before. As such, it is not surprising that they would do this again. Frankly they should be ashamed of themselves.
The author of the breathless report of 13 missile bases is forced to admit deep in the article that the bases would only be used to launch in the case of emergency. In other words, they are not ready made to launch missiles. This author should be ashamed of himself as well. Of course with the evil and the partisan such people have no shame. As such, expecting these people to feel normal emotions I likely asking a bit much.
Kudos to president Trump and his team for quickly getting out in front and countering such inaccurate reporting. Our enemies have already thwarted one and likely multiple diplomatic initiatives. It is it vitally important that they not be allowed to thwart this one. If a peaceful resolution can be found here, this opens vast opportunities all around.
Elected leaders of south Korea and the US say the NY times is full of it. But hey, no problem, corrections will be made in a small note in one of the next edition. No harm done. Just journalism in 2018. Falsehoods to make Trump look bad even if it could accidentally cause war. Classy
Is the NYTimes dangerous to world peace? Doesn't it seem like it?
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