President Donald Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.Kevin Lim / The Straits Times via Reuters file
NBC: North Korea has increased nuclear production at secret sites, say U.S. officials
"Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles," said one U.S. official.
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months — and that Kim Jong Un may try to hide those facilities as he seeks more concessions in nuclear talks with the Trump administration, U.S. officials told NBC News.
The intelligence assessment, which has not previously been reported, seems to counter the sentiments expressed by President Donald Trump, who tweeted after his historic June 12 summit with Kim that "there was no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea."
Analysts at the CIA and other intelligence agencies don't see it that way, according to more than a dozen American officials who are familiar with their assessments and spoke on the condition of anonymity. They see a regime positioning itself to extract every concession it can from the Trump administration — while clinging to nuclear weapons it believes are essential to survival.
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More News On Reports That North Korea Has Increased Nuclear Production At Secret Sites
U.S. intelligence believes N.Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC -- Reuters
US intel agencies believe North Korea has increased nuclear fuel production: report -- The Hill
North Korea still secretly enriching uranium, say US officials -- The Guardian
US intel report suggests North Korea is boosting fuel creation for nuclear weapons: Report -- Washington Examiner
Speculation swirls amid reports N Korea ‘rapidly’ upgrading nuke site -- Asia Times
Kim Plays the Long Game: Don’t look now, but it’s just possible that North Korea isn’t actually denuclearizing. -- Fred Kaplan, Slate
