Kim Jong-un, lacking good information, moves ‘ever closer’ to putting US at risk of nuclear attack: CIA director
‘It is not a healthy thing to be a senior leader and bring bad news to Kim Jong-un’
The US believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is not getting good information to handle the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear missile programme and the country is moving “ever closer” to putting Americans at risk of attack, according to CIA director Mike Pompeo.
Pompeo said on Tuesday that he believes Kim will not rest until he is able to threaten multiple nuclear attacks against the US at the same time.
He cast doubt on whether Kim is well-briefed enough on developments to make wise decisions.
“We are concerned that he may not be getting really good, accurate information,” Pompeo said in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute.
“It is not a healthy thing to be a senior leader and bring bad news to Kim Jong-un,” he added, joking that such a person should buy life insurance first.
However, putting levity aside, Pompeo said the CIA believes North Korea is focused on going beyond just being a theoretical threat – as it is now – to one with the actual capability to strike America.