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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed information that North Korea has begun dismantling its main satellite launch site, considered an intercontinental missile test site
New images show today that North Korea has begun the dismantling of a major missile launch site and we appreciate that, "said Trump, recalling his" fantastic meeting "with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The information on this dismantling is the result of recent images badyzed by experts.
If it is confirmed, this dismantling reported by 38 North, a site dedicated to l 39; badysis of North Korea, can be considered as a first advance after last month's historic summit between Kim Jong Un and Trump
Satellite images of the Sohae base obtained between July 20th and 22nd and by Digital Globe show that the rocket badembly building before being transported on the launch pad began to be reversed.
It was also partially dismantled but other facilities remain intact at the base, located about 200 km northwest of Pyongyang.
Officially, the Sohae base is intended to put satellites into orbit, but to launch rockets. satellites can easily carry other loads, such as nuclear warheads, and the so-called satellite vector tests are of concern to the international community.
Despite the optimism of some badysts with the beginning of the dismantling of the base, a US defense official reminded that Sohae was not a priority in the agreement of elimination nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the footage "absolutely consistent" with Kim's commitments at the Trump summit.
"We insisted that inspectors be in place when the base will be dismantled, in accordance with Kim's commitments," Pompeo said at a press conference held in California on Tuesday.
"There must be a" denuclearization ""
The day before, Trump said he was "very happy" with the state of negotiations with North Korea When many observers pointed out the lack of concrete progress a month
On Tuesday, Trump told a group of veterans that he hoped the remains of fallen soldiers during the Korean War (1950) will soon be repatriated.
"We are working to repatriate the remains of his brother from weapons that gave their lives in Korea," Trump told veterans. from our meeting He told Kim: "I would really appreciate that I can do it and he said that he would do it."
"I hope that very soon those warriors fell to combat can return home to rest on American soil. "
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