Report: U.S. Intel Agencies Believe North Korea Is Increasing Nuclear Production

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore o... TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands following a signing ceremony during their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. - Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un became on June 12 the first sitting US and North Korean leaders to meet, shake hands and negotiate to end a decades-old nuclear stand-off. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has secretly upped fuel production for its nuclear weapons arsenal, according to NBC.

Over a dozen unnamed officials told NBC reporters Courtney Kube, Ken Dilanian and Carol E. Lee that intel analysts’ findings show the regime’s increased efforts to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons – all while trying to milk as many concessions out of the Trump administration as it can.

“There is absolutely unequivocal evidence that they are trying to deceive the U.S.,” said one official.

“Work is ongoing to deceive us on the number of facilities, the number of weapons, the number of missiles,” said another.

The report directly contradicts President Donald Trump’s claim that “there is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea.”

Trump made the declaration after his June summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during which the President promised Kim to stop the “war games” by ending U.S. military exercises with South Korea.

Trump has since repeated claims of “total denuclearization” of North Korea and showered praise upon the country’s dictator.

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  1. What? There is gambling going on in this establishment? No!

  2. Trump will scream “FAKE NEWS!”

  3. A few more stories like this, and I may have to start questioning Trump’s negotiating powers.

  4. ”Intel analysts’ findings show the regime’s increased efforts to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons – all while trying to milk as many concessions out of the Trump administration as it can.”

    Lactator-in-Chief: “Winning!”

  5. Trump got conned. We all knew this was going to happen and it seems pretty significant that I.C. leaked this information to the media.

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