North Korea ‘building new missiles’
US spy agencies see increased activity at sites previously used to build ballistic missiles
The US has said North Korea is building new intercontinental ballistic missiles at the facility previously used to create missiles capable of reaching California.
Construction is underway one on “at least one and possibly two liquid-fuelled ICBMs at a large research facility in Sanumdong” on the outskirts of Pyongyang, reports The Washington Post, citing anonymous US spy officials.
Intelligence reports – including satellite imagery – suggest work on weaponry capable of hitting the US is continuing, despite recent assurances by Donald Trump that North Korea is “no longer a nuclear threat”.
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“These are not the first reports of that North Korea may be continuing its weapons programme, casting doubt on the real impact of the summit in Singapore,” the BBC reports.
Last week Trump revealed new satellite imagery that appeared to show that North Korea was in the process of dismantling a “key missile site”.
US intelligence agencies have also reported in recent days that there have been signs of increased activity at other weapons facilities on North Korea.
Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported to the Senate foreign relations committee that Pyongyang is continuing “to produce fissile material” used in the construction of nuclear warheads.
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