North Korea has boosted its creation of fuel for nuclear weapons at various clandestine sites recently, U.S. intelligence agencies believe.
The claim was contained in a U.S. intelligence assessment claims that has yet to be released, and officials believe that North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un may attempt to conceal the facilities as the U.S. participates in diplomatic discussions with the rogue regime, according to a new report.
The reported move from North Korea comes after a June summit between the U.S. and North Korea, where the heads of state signed a joint statement agreeing to pursue a “stable peace” on the peninsula.
At a press conference after Kim had left Singapore, Trump said North Korea agreed to give up its nuclear arms. Trump also claimed he was confident that the rogue regime would pursue complete denuclearization and that the process would be underway in the near future.
“There’s no evidence that they are decreasing stockpiles, or that they have stopped their production,” a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence said, per NBC. “There is absolutely unequivocal evidence that they are trying to deceive the U.S.”
But another official said the U.S. was monitoring North Korea “closely.”
“Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles,” the officials said. “We are watching closely.”
Meanwhile, Trump has signaled that North Korea is not a nuclear threat any longer.
“There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea. Meeting with Kim Jong Un was an interesting and very positive experience,” Trump tweeted in June. “North Korea has great potential for the future!”
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