North Korea rebuilds missile launch site
- 5 years ago
Two US think tanks and South Korean media released reports on March 5, 2019, saying North Korea is rebuilding structures at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
Construction at the site reportedly took place sometime between February 16 and March 2, and possibly was underway while US President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27-28.
Kim promised to dismantle the Sohae site during his first summit with Trump in June 2018.
Trump said he would be disappointed in Kim if the latest reports are true. In the wake of the reports, US National Security Adviser John Bolton also warned of new sanctions on the North Korean regime.
News about rebuilding work at the site came a week after talks broke down at the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. One issue being negotiated was regarding what Kim would get from Trump in exchange for agreeing to disable the North’s Yongbyon nuclear facility that produces material that could be used to make nuclear weapons. The North Korean leader wanted all sanctions on his country to be lifted. The summit ended without a deal.
Construction at the site reportedly took place sometime between February 16 and March 2, and possibly was underway while US President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27-28.
Kim promised to dismantle the Sohae site during his first summit with Trump in June 2018.
Trump said he would be disappointed in Kim if the latest reports are true. In the wake of the reports, US National Security Adviser John Bolton also warned of new sanctions on the North Korean regime.
News about rebuilding work at the site came a week after talks broke down at the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. One issue being negotiated was regarding what Kim would get from Trump in exchange for agreeing to disable the North’s Yongbyon nuclear facility that produces material that could be used to make nuclear weapons. The North Korean leader wanted all sanctions on his country to be lifted. The summit ended without a deal.