North Korea, ICBM experience dismantled … Declaration of war in the United States

North Korea's decision to dismantle the "President of the Western Sea Satellite Balance" in Dongchang-ri, Pyongsan-gun, Pyongan, North Korea, was confirmed before the 27th anniversary of the cease-fire. A government source said on the 24th: "There are signs that people are gathering and mobilizing in the Dongchangri factory on the 20th." On the 22nd, the circumstances of the partial dismantling of some facilities like the big crane the launch platform were detected. Kim Nam-pyo, Deputy Secretary General of South Korea, told reporters: "It's a better sign than doing nothing and I think it's a denuclearization." The Dongchang-ri test site is where North Korea has developed the so-called "Baeksunsan engine" for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of hitting the American continent. North Korea tested the Galaxy No. 3 long-range rocket in 2012, disguised as satellite launches.

The specialized media of North Korea, "38 North", also reported that the dismantling of the main structures of the Dongchang-ri test center began on 23 (local time). In the report, Joseph Bermudez, a military expert on North Korea's military affairs, read the commercial satellite images taken from the 20th to the 22nd of the month and found that the dismantling of the rocket engine testbed for the development of the track I said. "The dismantling seems to have started about two weeks ago," he said, "the test team, which was partially dismantled on the 20th photo, seems to have been completely dismantled in the film of 22 days". In the satellite images, multiple structures are scattered in the launch facility surrounded by forests, and some of them show the beginning of the dismantling. North 38 co-founder Joel Witt said on Twitter that "this shows that North Korea could abandon its suspected space launch program for ICBM development".

The fact that Kim Jong-eun, president of the National Security Council at the North American summit on December 12, withdrew the dismantling of the Dong-Chang test center, promised by President Donald Trump, And the need CNN said: "North Korea's answer is to wait for a" response "from the United States." The future of negotiations between the United States and North Korea will depend on the compatibility of "bold measures".

However, the US government adhered to the current position that the peace treaty is after denuclearization. The State Department spokesman told JoongAng Ilbo: "As we have already said, we are committed to building a peace regime to replace the agreement of all kinds. armistice by a peace treaty when North Korea denuclearizes itself. On the same day, the US government invoked "North Korea's sanctions and provisional measures" in conjunction with the three ministries, including the State Department, the Treasury Department, and the Department of Homeland Security. This is the first time since the summit. The joint adviser warned that if the United States and the United Nations ignore the sanctions against North Korea and are engaged in trade with North Korea or involved in sending North Korean workers, they are subject to sanctions.

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