recently threatened
to restart
its nuclear program
if the US doesn't begin
a "gradual" lifting
of economic sanctions
( to be accompanied by
a similarly gradual
program of surrendering
North's nuclear weapons ).
The truth is
NK never stopped
their nuclear program !
Trump is worried about
his "biggest" foreign policy
achievement slipping away.
But that's impossible.
Because he
never achieved anything
in the first place !
North Korea never stopped
enriching uranium
and building missiles.
Kim Jong Un's
declaration
was that
he'd allow
international
observers
to document
the dismantling
of a nuclear reactor,
as well as
several missile sites,
where the country
tested the ICBMs
that provoked
much anxiety in 2017.
The New York Times,
one week ago,
exposed a "secret"
North Korean
missile launch site,
located near the
South Korean border,
capable of launching
a nuclear warhead
at the US.
Located about
50 miles north
of the DMZ,
Sakkanmol
is one of the
closest bases
to South Korea,
only 80 miles away
from densely populated
Seoul.
American troops
are also in close range.
The photos below,
from the
New York Times report,
highlighted
different structures
at Sakkanmol,
including a suspected
ballistic missile
operating base,
an "unidentified
military facility",
support buildings
and greenhouses.
And Sakkanmol
isn't the only
missile base
mentioned.
One map seen
by the Times
revealed three belts
of missile bases
capable of firing
everything from
short-range
tactical missiles
at Seoul,
to the feared ICBMs,
that could reach
American shores.
The report mentions
North Korea has
between 40 and 60
nuclear warheads,
that could be loaded
on missiles,
and blasted at
the US.
By keeping
the missile bases open,
North Korea is
hedging its bets,
about any deal
with Trump,
to ensure
its survival.
North Korea experts
examined the images
and claimed:
"It looks like they’re
trying to maximize
their capabilities,"
Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.,
a co-author of the report
and a veteran analyst
of satellite images
of North Korea,
said in an interview.
"Any missile at these bases
can take a nuclear warhead."
"The level of effort
that North Korea
has invested
in building these bases
and dispersing them
is impressive,"
he added.
"It’s very logical
from a survival
point of view."
Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo
has also said
North Korea
continues to produce
the fissile material
that fuels nuclear arms,
despite engaging in
denuclearization talks.
While North Korea
has been slowly
building up
its nuclear program,
it has also been
undermining US
economic sanctions
by building
stronger relationships
with Beijing and Moscow,
which are doing
more than ever
to help prop up NK.
This new evidence
supports my
long standing belief
that North Korea,
had no intention
of eliminating
its nuclear program.
Donald Trump
had been conned !
Just like
Iran conned
Barack Obama
about its
nuclear program.
It seems that
the new boss,
is just as dumb,
as the old boss !
