North Korea still producing fissile material despite pledge, Pompeo says
Source: The Guardian
North Korea is still producing fissile material for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, according to US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
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Asked at a Senate committee hearing whether this was the case, Pompeo responded ton Wednesday by saying: Yes, thats correct ... Yes, they continue to produce fissile material.
Pompeo declined to respond when asked whether North Korea was continuing to pursue submarine-launched ballistic missiles or whether North Koreas nuclear program was advancing generally.
Pompeo said he would be happy to answer the latter question if necessary in a classified setting but suggested public statements on the issue would not help a complex negotiation with a difficult adversary.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/25/north-korea-fissile-material-nuclear-weapons-pompeo
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