North Korea continued to expand one of its missile plants during the weeks leading up its summit with the U.S. last month, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by researchers in the U.S.
The report, released by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, concludes that North Korea was expanding its nuclear capabilities despite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s claims that the country would denuclearize, Bloomberg reported.
“The expansion suggests that, despite hopes for denuclearization, Kim Jong Un is committed to increasing North Korea’s stockpile of nuclear-armed missiles,” David Schmerler and Jeffrey Lewis, the report’s authors, wrote.
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Trump on Sunday said North Korea is “very serious” about denuclearization, but the these reports indicate the opposite.
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Satellite images show North Korea expanding missile plant despite pledge to denuclearize: report https://t.co/z5dUec6P3c pic.twitter.com/PBcnMkAm1e
— The Hill (@thehill) July 2, 2018
What a surprise!
North Korea appears to be finalizing the expansion of a key ballistic missile manufacturing site, analysts say https://t.co/q91jmnUDXV
— CNN (@CNN) July 2, 2018
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