Satellite Images Show North Korea Is Carrying Out 'Rapid Improvements' To Its Main Nuclear Research Facility



Daily Mail: Satellite images show North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility despite telling Trump it would 'work towards' denuclearisation

* Satellite images show North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site is still in operation
* Several new buildings have also been erected at the site in recent months
* This despite Kim Jong-un's promise to 'work toward' denuclearisation of Korea
* Singapore summit with Trump did not specify a denuclearisation timeline

North Korea is carrying out 'rapid improvements' to its main nuclear research facility, despite Kim Jong Un's promise to commit to denuclearisation of the peninsula during his summit with Donald Trump earlier this month.

New satellite images show that not only are operations continuing at the Yongbyon nuclear site, several new buildings have been erected in recent months, monitoring website 38 North said today.

At the end of the Singapore talks, Kim said he would 'work toward' the goal, but neither he nor Trump defined denuclearisation or set a deadline.

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