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North Korea is continuing to produce fuel for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, even as he argued that the Trump administration was making progress in talks with Pyongyang.
Asked at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing whether North Korea was still making bomb fuel, Pompeo responded to Democratic Senator Ed Markey by saying: “Yes, that’s correct ... Yes, they continue to produce fissile material.”
Pompeo declined to respond when asked whether North Korea was continuing to pursue submarine-launched ballistic missiles or whether its nuclear program was advancing generally.
He said he would be happy to answer the latter question if necessary in a classified setting, but suggested public statements on the issue would not help “a complex negotiation with a difficult adversary.”
However he indicated that no progress had been made on a key U.S. demand - that North Korea disclose the range of its nuclear capabilities, saying: “An initial declaration ... is something that is at the very forefront of what ... we think, makes sense to get them to a point where we can verify their full denuclearization.”
originally posted by: projectvxn
When nukes are on the table peace is the only way.
You don't win nuclear wars.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: Kharron
Trump won't let it go if Un plays him, he'll declare war for being made to look like a fool and his supporters will gleefully cheer him on while they sit comfortably in their armchairs watching it play out on TV and social media.
I'm sure if that is what ends up happening then it was part of the script all along.
originally posted by: Kharron
originally posted by: projectvxn
When nukes are on the table peace is the only way.
You don't win nuclear wars.
Amen to that.
My concern is if NK continues showing their true colors, and after it's been built up to be the deal of the century and the Nobel talk, what if it REALLY irks the President? And what if the MSM propaganda start ratcheting up for a war?
Your comment is 100% accurate and deserves a million stars, but how quickly will people turn on that if the MSM tells them to?
originally posted by: projectvxn
When nukes are on the table peace is the only way.
You don't win nuclear wars.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: Kharron
Trump won't let it go if Un plays him, he'll declare war for being made to look like a fool and his supporters will gleefully cheer him on while they sit comfortably in their armchairs watching it play out on TV and social media.
I'm sure if that is what ends up happening then it was part of the script all along.