By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. Director of National Intelligence says that Pyongyang is expanding its nuclear and missile launch capabilities.
The Associated Press reported this week that U.S. intelligence has evidence that North Korea is expanding its nuclear program. According to the report, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper believes that North Korea has expanded its uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that was shut down in 2007. The report appeared in Clapper’s written testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee about national security threats to the United States.
The issue was not addressed in the public portion of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, which focused more on the impact of Edward Snowden’s leaks on the National Security Agency and the continuing intelligence efforts to thwart terrorist attacks. However, Clapper’s testimony meshes with independent reports that North Korea is diligently expanding its nuclear facilities.
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