Hot Air: North Korea has ramped up production of nuclear material, missiles during diplomacy with T

[TomSea]

Analysts: North Korea has ramped up production of nuclear material, missiles during diplomacy with Trump
Allahpundit Posted at 8:01 pm on July 26, 2019

The “denuclearization” effort seems to be having rather the opposite effect.

    Analysts who pore over satellite images of the isolated country paint a different picture: North Korea’s scientists have ramped up production of long-range missiles and the fissile material used in nuclear weapons…

    Analysts at the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency say North Korea’s scientists may have produced 12 nuclear weapons since the first Trump-Kim meeting in Singapore last year. In total, Pyongyang could currently possess between 20 and 60 nuclear bombs, according to estimates by various security analysts.

The evidence is circumstantial, as satellite surveillance always is, but watch below as the WSJ makes its case. North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear facility does appear to be humming along with activity. Which isn’t surprising, is it? The NorKs have suspended missile testing while the U.S. has scaled back military exercises with South Korea, but America continues to wield its big club, sanctions. Go figure that the NorKs are keeping their big club in hand too.

Read more at: https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/07/26/analysts-north-korea-ramped-production-nuclear-material-missiles-diplomacy-trump/

North Korea may have produced 12 nuclear weapons since first Trump-Kim summit: report
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/454961-north-korea-may-have-produced-12-nuclear-weapons-since-first-trump-kim-summit

[Bill Cipher]

Oops

[edpc]

Over the past year, there have been handshakes, compliments and extravagant photo-ops—in Singapore, in Hanoi and even at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.

President Trump’s summit diplomacy has raised hopes around the world: Is North Korea now willing to surrender its nuclear arsenal?

Analysts who pore over satellite images of the isolated country paint a different picture: North Korea’s scientists have ramped up production of long-range missiles and the fissile material used in nuclear weapons.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/while-trump-and-kim-talk-north-korea-appears-to-expand-its-nuclear-arsenal-11564059627

[Victoria33]

But Trump spends his time having tweet wars with four women while Kim could send some nukes here.  Doesn't matter how bad you are, if you praise Trump he is your best friend - he says Kim is his friend and he trusts him not to make nuclear bombs and not make intercontinental missiles.  Well, it appears Kim already has those and is making more.

[edpc]

But Trump spends his time having tweet wars with four women while Kim could send some nukes here.  Doesn't matter how bad you are, if you praise Trump he is your best friend - he says Kim is his friend and he trusts him not to make nuclear bombs and not make intercontinental missiles.  Well, it appears Kim already has those and is making more.

He seems less concerned with the nuclear weapons production, so long as they don’t have a delivery system capable of reaching CONUS.

[Fishrrman]

Sooner or later, some force is going to be required to intervene and disarm the NORKs.

As I've stated before in this forum, the best way to do this would be to make a "grand bargain" with China:
- You disarm NK and prepare it for a reunification with the South
- We'll agree to keep a unified Korea permanently de-nuclearized
- In return, we'll step out of the way and let you take Taiwan back.

Taiwan in exchange for North Korea.
Sounds "good enough" to me.