North Korea working to conceal key aspects of its nuclear program, U.S. officials say

[DonViejo]

By Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick
June 30 at 7:32 PM

U.S. intelligence officials, citing newly obtained evidence, have concluded that North Korea does not intend to fully surrender its nuclear stockpile, and instead is considering ways to conceal the number of weapons it has and secret production facilities, according to U.S. officials.

The evidence, collected in the wake of the June 12 summit in Singapore, points to preparations to deceive the United States about the number of nuclear warheads in North Korea’s arsenal as well as the existence of undisclosed facilities used to make fissile material for nuclear bombs, the officials said.

The findings support a new, previously undisclosed Defense Intelligence Agency estimate that North Korea is unlikely to denuclearize.

The assessment stands in stark contrast to President Trump’s exuberant comments following the summit, when he declared on Twitter that “there is no longer a nuclear threat” from North Korea. At a recent rally, he also said he had “great success’’ with Pyongyang.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korea-working-to-conceal-key-aspects-of-its-nuclear-program-us-officials-say/2018/06/30/deba64fa-7c82-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3_story.html

[Iliyah]

1. NK does not fully intend . .

NK ain't giving nothing up, period, nada.

Un Jong Kim made a absolute fool out of t-rump.

[soryang]

2. "The evidence, collected in the wake of the June 12 summit..."

Does this mean they weren't collecting the pertinent evidence before that?

[Takket]

3. Kim pulled off one of the greatest depants-ings in the history of international diplomacy

Meanwhile Iran, who's nuclear program was undeniably and verifiably stopped, is likely going to resume unless the EU can someone convince them otherwise.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. But the dotard wants his Nobel prize

[soryang]

5. Beliefs and opinions presented as facts

These sorts of "assessments" or "estimates" are short on furnishing evidence and substitute their opinions. Most of the assertions are little more than beliefs. Because most of the proponents are anonymous their credentials and expertise in addition to the evidence they purport to have "disclosed," can't be evaluated by anyone else.

The real problems are mostly practical. There are potentially over a hundred sites that need to be examined and monitored.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Trump-Kim-Summit/IAEA-faces-daunting-task-if-US-North-Korean-summit-succeeds

They don't have enough qualified inspectors.

Billions for nuclear weapons, not much for denuclearization. There is not much incentive for a constellation of political and economic interests that thrive on conflict.

Post article identified Kangson as the second site of the uranium enrichment facility. So I guess this means they do know where it is. Is this the place? Why don't they produce the evidence?

https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-271633&fid=3390&c=north_korea

[Scurrilous]

6. K&R