N. Korea continues to develop ICBM program: U.N. panel
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A UN report on North Korea' latest activities... says the reclusive regime is continuing with its nuclear and missile development programs.
By testing ballistic missiles over the past few months, it has continued to develop its ICBMs... while also carrying on with its uranium enrichment.
Lee Seung-jae tells us more.
The UN Security Council committee that monitors sanctions implementation against North Korea,... has assessed that North Korea's recent missile tests are designed to support its development of intercontinental ballistic missiles,... underscoring the ongoing threat posed by the regime.
The panel report covers the February to August period,... and comes as negotiations between Pyeongyang and Washington have stalled since the no-deal summit in Hanoi.
In particular, the UN experts noted the significance of recent short-range ballistic missile tests by North Korea, which Trump has dismissed as "very standard."
According to the UN report,... the new class of short-range ballistic missiles launched on May 4th and 9th, as well as two missiles described by the North as a "new-type tactical guided weapon" launched on July 24th,... are evidence of the regime's ability to master key components of ballistic missile systems.
These include solid rocket fuel production, mobility through the use of different types of transporter erector launcher, and the capacity to penetrate ballistic missile defense systems.
To further support their case,... the UN experts note that regular activity has been observed at ICBM bases close to the northern border.
The latest assessment by the UN panel of experts also notes that the North's nuclear program continues to operate,... despite the absence of nuclear testing,... and the closure of the Punggye-ri test site.
It added that continued operations at the Yongbyon uranium enrichment facility and the uranium concentration complex and mining sites in Pyongsan were observed.
The rocket launch site located in Dongchang-ri,... which North Korea began to dismantle after the first Kim-Trump summit,... also appears to have been restored.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.
A UN report on North Korea' latest activities... says the reclusive regime is continuing with its nuclear and missile development programs.
By testing ballistic missiles over the past few months, it has continued to develop its ICBMs... while also carrying on with its uranium enrichment.
Lee Seung-jae tells us more.
The UN Security Council committee that monitors sanctions implementation against North Korea,... has assessed that North Korea's recent missile tests are designed to support its development of intercontinental ballistic missiles,... underscoring the ongoing threat posed by the regime.
The panel report covers the February to August period,... and comes as negotiations between Pyeongyang and Washington have stalled since the no-deal summit in Hanoi.
In particular, the UN experts noted the significance of recent short-range ballistic missile tests by North Korea, which Trump has dismissed as "very standard."
According to the UN report,... the new class of short-range ballistic missiles launched on May 4th and 9th, as well as two missiles described by the North as a "new-type tactical guided weapon" launched on July 24th,... are evidence of the regime's ability to master key components of ballistic missile systems.
These include solid rocket fuel production, mobility through the use of different types of transporter erector launcher, and the capacity to penetrate ballistic missile defense systems.
To further support their case,... the UN experts note that regular activity has been observed at ICBM bases close to the northern border.
The latest assessment by the UN panel of experts also notes that the North's nuclear program continues to operate,... despite the absence of nuclear testing,... and the closure of the Punggye-ri test site.
It added that continued operations at the Yongbyon uranium enrichment facility and the uranium concentration complex and mining sites in Pyongsan were observed.
The rocket launch site located in Dongchang-ri,... which North Korea began to dismantle after the first Kim-Trump summit,... also appears to have been restored.
Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.