North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials #VeryTalentedGuy

[Miles Archer]

North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials
"Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles," said one U.S. official.
by Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian and Carol E. Lee / Jun.29.2018 / 6:13 PM ET



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/north-korea/north-korea-has-increased-nuclear-production-secret-sites-say-u-n887926

WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months — and that Kim Jong Un may try to hide those facilities as he seeks more concessions in nuclear talks with the Trump administration, U.S. officials told NBC News.

The intelligence assessment, which has not previously been reported, seems to counter the sentiments expressed by President Donald Trump, who tweeted after his historic June 12 summit with Kim that "there was no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea."

Analysts at the CIA and other intelligence agencies don't see it that way, according to more than a dozen American officials who are familiar with their assessments and spoke on the condition of anonymity. They see a regime positioning itself to extract every concession it can from the Trump administration — while clinging to nuclear weapons it believes are essential to survival.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

[dem4decades]

1. Trump believes Kim when he says he hasn't, just like Trump

Believes Putin's denials.

[JI7]

3. They promised him he could put trump towers in their country

And just business desiresl deals.

[Still In Wisconsin]

2. Who could have predicted this?

Oh, yeah, everyone.

[Takket]

4. nice of NBC to post this on their website...............

after hundreds of hours of TV coverage of the "historic summit". why does this not deserve just as much TV time? The president told us they were no longer nuclear threat

[triron]

5. Sarcasm is what MSM deserves. They will be partially responsible for the ruination of our democracy

[soryang]

6. The activity at Yongbyon doesn't really suggest that much

The production of radioisotopes, and the ramping up of light water production is likely to continue no matter what kind of agreement is reached. Two of the top analysts on North Korea have suggested this in recent analysis. What was going in the plutonium producing reactor operationally wasn't too clear in the recent 38north report, although this particular function is critical to dispose of in any agreement.

If the US knows they're cheating with other centifuge sites and the like, they haven't completely succeeded in deceiving the US agencies. The fact is that this article and other articles coming out in the last few days are intended to bolster negotiation efforts going into the next meeting in Pyongyang or wherever they may be ongoing right now.

[oasis]

7. Our expert "deal maker" had his head up his ass and got played.

Big time.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. No Nobel prize for you dotard