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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums***BREAKING*** Punking Trump , North Korea is working on new missiles, U.S. spy agencies say
U.S. spy agencies are seeing signs that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a factory that produced the countrys first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, according to officials familiar with the intelligence.
Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken in recent weeks, indicates that work is underway on at least one and possibly two liquid-fueled ICBMs at a large research facility in Sanumdong, on the outskirts of Pyongyang, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe classified intelligence.
The findings are the latest to show ongoing activity inside North Koreas nuclear and missile facilities at a time when the countrys leaders are engaged in arms talks with the United States. The new intelligence does not suggest an expansion of North Koreas capabilities but shows that work on advanced weapons is continuing weeks after President Trump declared in a Twitter posting that Pyongyang was no longer a Nuclear Threat.
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We have this backward. North Korea is not negotiating to give up their nuclear weapons, Lewis said. They are negotiating for recognition of their nuclear weapons. Theyre willing to put up with certain limits, like no nuclear testing and no ICBM testing. What theyre offering is: They keep the bomb, but they stop talking about it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-spy-agencies-north-korea-is-working-on-new-missiles/2018/07/30/b3542696-940d-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.eba07de8a94a
Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken in recent weeks, indicates that work is underway on at least one and possibly two liquid-fueled ICBMs at a large research facility in Sanumdong, on the outskirts of Pyongyang, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe classified intelligence.
The findings are the latest to show ongoing activity inside North Koreas nuclear and missile facilities at a time when the countrys leaders are engaged in arms talks with the United States. The new intelligence does not suggest an expansion of North Koreas capabilities but shows that work on advanced weapons is continuing weeks after President Trump declared in a Twitter posting that Pyongyang was no longer a Nuclear Threat.
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We have this backward. North Korea is not negotiating to give up their nuclear weapons, Lewis said. They are negotiating for recognition of their nuclear weapons. Theyre willing to put up with certain limits, like no nuclear testing and no ICBM testing. What theyre offering is: They keep the bomb, but they stop talking about it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-spy-agencies-north-korea-is-working-on-new-missiles/2018/07/30/b3542696-940d-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.eba07de8a94a
This strikes me as a negative development.
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***BREAKING*** Punking Trump , North Korea is working on new missiles, U.S. spy agencies say (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2018
OP
He could probably kidnap Elton John a la Kingsman and hear Rocket Man all he wants!
Initech
Jul 2018
#4
They're also continuing production of a Hwasong-15 ICBM, possibly more, to the surprise of
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2018
#6
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)1. I thought dt had that all buttoned up?
And Pompeo thought he was stupid enough to take 'a cd." w rocket man....and about a dozen viruses. AMATEURS.
Initech
(100,060 posts)2. And you *KNOW* there was more on that CD than just the song!
Kim probably took that CD and put it through a shredder. Morons.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)3. "Oh hey...here's a funny cd dt made for you."
"It's make-out music and one track has Rocket Man...you'll LOVE it." Yawn.
Initech
(100,060 posts)4. He could probably kidnap Elton John a la Kingsman and hear Rocket Man all he wants!
Because he could. Trump's CD was definitely a Trojan Horse!
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)5. Trump is such a dolt. He epitomizes the Dunning -Kruger effect.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,316 posts)6. They're also continuing production of a Hwasong-15 ICBM, possibly more, to the surprise of
absolutely nobody who was paying attention.