North Korea return ICBM Nuclear tests US intelligence report

WASHINGTON: North Korea missile launches could be the groundwork for a return to intercontinental ballistic missiles. Nuclear bomb tests this year for the first time 2017. The US Directorate of National Intelligence (DNI) in its annual Worldwide Threat Assessment released on Monday.

On Tuesday. US-based analysts said commercial satellite imagery shows construction at North Korea’s. Nuclear testing site for the first time it closed in 2018.

International experts report that North Korea’s main nuclear reactor facility at Yongbyon. Appears to be in full swing, potentially creating additional fuel for nuclear weapons.

The DNI report, dated February 7, and released ahead of a congressional hearing on Tuesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remained strongly committed to expanding. Nuclear weapons arsenal and ballistic missile research and development.

It said North Korea’s continued development of ICBMs, intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles showed the country’s intention to bolster its nuclear delivery capability.

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“In January, North Korea began laying the groundwork for an increase in tensions that could include ICBM. Possibly nuclear test actions that Pyongyang not taken since 2017,”. The report said.

“Flight tests are part of North Korea’s effort to expand the number and type of missile systems. Capable of delivering nuclear warheads to the entire United States,” it added.

The DNI report said it based its assessment on information available as of January 21.