Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high-ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo
Reuters: South Korea sees signs North Korea restoring part of launch site it promised to dismantle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last year, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Yonhap quoted lawmakers briefed by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) as saying that the work was taking place at the Tongchang-ri launch site and involved replacing a roof and a door at the facility.
The Yonhap report did not say when the work was detected, but news of it comes days after a second summit on denuclearization between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke down last week in Hanoi over differences on how far North Korea was willing to limit its nuclear program and the degree of U.S. willingness to ease sanctions.
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WNU Editor: They are replacing a roof and door. They will need to do a lot more to raise the alarm bells.
All of this lately feels like smokes and daggers... They are just buying time for the next POTUS. And who are advising them to do it? China. The Dems aren't helping the situation either.
ReplyDeleteTrump is the president
ReplyDeleteA roof and door shouldn't be replaced on something being dismantled!!
ReplyDeleteRope a dope on USA Kim is ali
DeleteI just beginning to think that absolutely nothing will come out of these talks. If after two summits nothing has come out of this, the NK's strategy is to stall into oblivion. The ruling class are clearly getting what they want thru the sanctions, and the people are to underfed that they have no will to do anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Hans.
ReplyDeleteFrom NK's perspective I wondered if the talks were really cover while work was being performed to restore that facility so that now, a new door/roof is needed. That he played Trump is obvious from the start.
What is not surprising is Trump's disappointment as shown clearly in his stature and no doubt surprise at the breakdown. This was a "summit" involving the top two leaders, which in the scheme of things should really be a photo op to confirm with smiles and handshakes what was already worked out at the lower levels. Trump is not a team player or he would have known not to use a "summit" to voice demands, at least not when he was expecting a glorious and braggable resault.
If nothing else has been learned from the history of the US and North Korea, it will take a lot to establish trust. That is if such is even possible. In the meantime, NK will hold onto its nukes and that means continuing with development and testing.