South Korean intelligence officials have reportedly seen signs of new activity at North Korean nuclear sites that the country previously pledged to dismantle.
Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday that workers could be seen replacing a roof and installing a new door at the Tongchang-ri nuclear launch site, which North Korean officials promised last year to dismantle following an initial summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, according to Reuters.
It’s not clear whether the new activity was detected before or after Trump’s second summit with Kim, which ended last week without a new agreement between the two leaders for more concessions by either side.
Initial efforts to dismantle the nuclear site began briefly last year, but were halted within a month, according to Reuters. Kim subsequently promised during a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to continue deconstruction of the facility.
In November, however, North Korean officials indicated that progress on dismantling the Tongchang-ri facility and others could be reversed if U.S. sanctions on the country’s economy were not lifted, which Trump refused to do at last week’s summit.
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JUST IN: South Korea says North Korea is restoring dismantled nuclear launch site https://t.co/963F84Jk2T pic.twitter.com/0oPrcLnPNc
— The Hill (@thehill) March 5, 2019
I guess ending the joint military exercises with SK and making a fool of the POTUS wasn’t enough for NK.
Couple more summits oughta do it https://t.co/7h2WQhDKVX
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 6, 2019
Commercial satellite imagery released by a Washington think tank shows that North Korea has begun a rapid rebuilding of a missile launch site that has been inactive since last summer https://t.co/x1iAoXyw3x pic.twitter.com/54LZ3opYqJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 6, 2019
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