{"id":39861,"date":"2019-02-05T23:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/05\/un-experts-north-korea-nukes-intact-dispersing-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:04:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:04:50","slug":"un-experts-north-korea-nukes-intact-dispersing-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/02\/05\/un-experts-north-korea-nukes-intact-dispersing-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"UN experts: North Korea nukes intact, dispersing missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UNITED NATIONS \u2014 North Korea\u2019s nuclear and missile programs \u201cremain intact\u201d and its leaders are dispersing missile assembly and testing facilities to prevent \u201cdecapitation\u201d strikes, U.N. experts said in a new report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experts&#8217; report to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/securitycouncil\/\" target=_blank>Security Council<\/a>, seen Tuesday by The Associated Press, says the country continues to defy U.N. sanctions, including through \u201ca massive increase in illegal ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products and coal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/focus\/democratic-peoples-republic-korea\" target=_blank>Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea<\/a> \u2014 the country\u2019s official name \u2014 also continues to violate an arms embargo, a ban on luxury goods and financial sanctions, the experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report was sent to council members as U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a second summit with North Korean leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/01\/10\/north-koreas-kim-looking-to-achieve-results-with-trump-in-2nd-summit-amid-nuclear-standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Jong Un<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At their June summit in Singapore, Trump promised \u201csecurity guarantees\u201d to Pyongyang and Kim recommitted to the \u201ccomplete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there were no signs in the experts&#8217; report that Kim has taken any steps toward eliminating his nuclear arsenal or intercontinental ballistic missiles, which he boasted could reach the U.S. mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea&#8217;s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact,&#8221; the experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The panel found that the DPRK is using civilian facilities, including airports, for ballistic missile assembly and testing with the goal of effectively preventing &#8216;decapitation&#8217; strikes,&#8221; they said. 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