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The 38 North think tank has obtained satellite images showing that North Korea has begun to dismantle key facilities of the launch station of Sohae satellites. 38 North Key Facts Report:
This is good news, said Prime Minister Vipin Narang, nuclear expert, at the PM, "but there are some reservations . "
It took five weeks The process began since the historic summit took place between US President Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong-Un.
And the measures taken so far by North Korea are all reversible, says Dr. Narang. 659010] "They removed the superstructure at the static engine test site, but they kept the concrete to our knowledge," he said.
He says that if that's all they do, it can be
Dr. Narang says North Koreans They may not even need the Sohae facility to produce the ICBMs and the motors needed for long-range missiles, because they may have already perfected them.
"If they have already done all the tests they need, it does not really cost them much," he said. 19659010] "They like pop-up sites and mobile test sites, so it's possible that they've just taken action that they would have taken anyway," he said. .
No work has been reported on any other site. far, which include the Chamjin factory machine test bench, Iha-ri driver installation and test bench, installation Magunpo solid rocket engine test, Nam submarine shipyard test boat houseboat, Sinpo South shipyard submersible test bench barge, the bench of Sinpo South site test and Tonghae satellite launch facility (Musudan-ri) were reported last month "at a brisk pace" at the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility
According to the Dr. Narang, that corresponds to the position of North Korea.
"North Korea has never said, not once are willing to disarm unilaterally and abandon their nuclear weapons program.
"They can blow on the test site of the engine they no longer need, while producing in same time the missiles that they have already tested there, and uranium enrichment in Yongbyon, and the secret installation. "
Last week, the location of the l '39; secret installation of uranium enrichment Kangson has been reported in the US media.
Dr. Narang says that the Sohae test site could be destroyed. Korea could continue to improve its missile force and produce nuclear weapons.
"So, we should not be too drunk with optimism here," he said
"This is a good measure of confidence. Far from any real step towards disarmament . "
"We still need to monitor and check what they do exactly, and We still want other measures According to Dr. Narang, after the Singapore summit, no steps were taken to establish substantive verification and monitoring measures.
"In fact, I think that all indicators are pointing in the wrong direction. "
" Pompeo went to Pyongyang – he thought that he was going to meet Kim Jong-a, but he was stuck for two days, submitted " North Korea goes, North Korea goes. "
Dr. Narang says that Mike Pompeo's experience in North Korea indicates that the country will work according to its own schedule.
"Every point of negotiation you are trying to make will take forever, and they will run out of time and frustrate you before you can talk about denuclearization."
He says that President Trump says, "I think we can launch the box on the issue of nuclear weapons and nuclear disarmament, but if North Korea tests a space launcher, or if the temperature increases the peninsula to new and something provocative happens, then Trump will face a dilemma:
"Do you continue to put your head in the sand as the nuclear program continues to grow, or is it forced to turn to fire? and thre rage did he do last year?
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