U.S. Officials Say North Korea Continues To Build Up Nuclear Production

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump

According to five U.S. officials, North Korea has been stepping up its production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons, even though the country's leader, Kim Jong Un told Donald Trump at the recent summit he would "work toward" denuclearization.

Taking Kim at his word, Trump cancelled the U.S. military training exercises on the Korean peninsula.

From NBC News:

U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea has increased its production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months — and that Kim Jong Un may try to hide those facilities as he seeks more concessions in nuclear talks with the Trump administration, U.S. officials told NBC News.

The intelligence assessment, which has not previously been reported, seems to counter the sentiments expressed by President Donald Trump, who tweeted after his historic June 12 summit with Kim that "there was no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea."

Analysts at the CIA and other intelligence agencies don't see it that way, according to more than a dozen American officials who are familiar with their assessments and spoke on the condition of anonymity. They see a regime positioning itself to extract every concession it can from the Trump administration — while clinging to nuclear weapons it believes are essential to survival.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

There's also evidence that North Korea has made substantial improvements to its nuclear research facilities.

But, remember, Trump says he trusts Kim Jong Un and the nuclear threat is "no longer."

Before taking office people were assuming that we were going to War with North Korea. President Obama said that North Korea was our biggest and most dangerous problem. No longer - sleep well tonight!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2018

I never fall for scams. I am the only person who immediately walked out of my ‘Ali G’ interview

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2012

This can’t be true!!! President Trump told us “North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat”. He said he took care of it. https://t.co/DiKOx4p2Oc

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 30, 2018

trump weeks ago: There is no further nuclear threat from North Korea.

North Korea: Continues nuclear production at secret sites.

MAGA.

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) June 30, 2018