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Donald Trump will be ‘very, very disappointed’ if North Korea is rebuilding missile site at Sohae Satellite Launch Facility

  • Researchers say that rebuilding of the facility in question has been underway since the summit in Hanoi and may have started before the Vietnam meeting

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam, last month. Photo: AP
Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump saidon Wednesday he would be “very, very disappointed” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a missile site are confirmed.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see” if the information about work at the North Korean site is true.

Trump and Kim met last week in Vietnam to negotiate on getting rid of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but the summit broke up early with no progress.

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Researchers say that rebuilding of the facility in question has been underway since the summit and may have started before the Vietnam meeting.

A handout photo showing a commercial satellite image of the Sohae (Tongchang-ri) Satellite Launching Station in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Photo: Satellite image ©2019 DigitalGlobe
A handout photo showing a commercial satellite image of the Sohae (Tongchang-ri) Satellite Launching Station in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. Photo: Satellite image ©2019 DigitalGlobe
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“This facility had been dormant since August 2018, indicating the current activity is deliberate and purposeful,” said researchers at the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

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