Despite summit, US intelligence believes North Korea still making nuclear bombs, reports say

The NBC News quoting U.S. intelligence agencies has revealed that North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites despite a recent summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un staged in Singapore.

The NBC report also revealed that North Korea may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States.

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The network quoted five unidentified U.S. officials who revealed that North Korea had stepped up production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapon and also noted that Pyongyang has more than one secret nuclear site in addition to its known nuclear fuel production facility at Yongbyon.

“There is absolutely unequivocal evidence that they are trying to deceive the U.S.,” NBC quoted one official as saying.

Going by the latest revelation, the report appeared to go counter to sentiments expressed by Trump, who tweeted after an unprecedented June 12 summit with Kim that “there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.”

 

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