US intel report suggests North Korea is boosting fuel creation for nuclear weapons: Report

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published June 29, 2018 11:39pm ET

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US intel report suggests North Korea is boosting fuel creation for nuclear weapons: Report — A North Korean flag flies above a CCTV surveillance camera attached on the entrance gate at the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, March 13, 2017. Malaysia's health minister said Monday that the government will give relatives of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother two to three weeks to claim his body before deciding what to do with it. | (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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.

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