North Korea has continued to upgrade its only known nuclear reactor used to fuel its weapons program, satellite imagery has shown, despite ongoing negotiations with the US and a pledge to denuclearise.
Infrastructure improvements at the Yongbyon nuclear plant are "continuing at a rapid pace", according to an analysis by monitoring group 38 North of commercial satellite images taken on 21 June.
The cooling system for the plutonium production reactor has been modified and at least two new non-industrial buildings have been built on the site, possibly for use by visiting officials. A new engineering office building has been completed and construction has continued on support facilities throughout the complex, according to a blog post written by Frank V Pabian, Joseph S Bermudez Jr and Jack Liu.
"Infrastructure improvements continue at Yongbyon," Jenny Town, managing editor of 38 North, wrote on Twitter. "Underscores reason why an actual deal is necessary, not just a statement of lofty goals."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/27/north-korea-nuclear-reactor-upgrades-summit-pledges
(Score: 4, Insightful) by digitalaudiorock on Wednesday June 27 2018, @09:42PM (4 children)
By that you're referring to the state department, and the fact is, it probably was obvious to them. Remember however that Trump has always viewed that department as a bunch of know-nothing "career bureaucrats" and has all but totally decimated it. But you know...he knows everything right?
The other theory, which all of his actions these days supports, is that he really doesn't care about anyone/anything outside of his hardcore base...the ones that saw nothing but the photo-op and still thinks he deserves a Nobel piece prize. All of his actions scream that one...like the way he clearly doesn't really want the house to do anything on immigration, because he loves having his hot button issue.
Someone explain to me exactly how this guy has a 90% approval rating among Republicans...enviable by just about every former president. Seriously...he's a fucking train wreck even if you somehow agree with his ideologies.
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Wednesday June 27 2018, @09:44PM
(missed a closing italics tag there...only intended that for "if").
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @01:28AM (1 child)
And, again, we have an example of someone using a word, and wondering if they even understand the word. Totally decimated? Is that supposed to infer something like total destruction? Apparently, totally decimated is something worse than decimation, but what is it exactly? HINT: A loss of 10% can't be seen as a total loss. Not in Roman times, and not in modern times.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 28 2018, @03:02AM
And, again, we have an example of a moron that lacks the mental capacity to make an argument against someone's points but still wants to feel like they are "winning" the argument. Why don't you be a good little jackass and go play with all your participation awards. The adults are trying to have a political flame-war here.
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday June 28 2018, @04:14AM
Believe me, I'm going to end the Korean War. We'll have a tremendous deal on Korea. I'm going to get that Nobel Peace Prize.
Another for peace in Israel -- I'm making big progress there, I moved the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Our embassy is in Jerusalem, which everybody knows is the capital (everybody but the ostriches & babies). But we still have a branch office in Tel Aviv. Same building, it's not the embassy anymore, it's the branch office.
And the Middle East, ISIS (Crooked Hillary & Obama creation) is on the run. They're losing very badly. Syria, they have a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it. I moved very strongly against him. Another Nobel Peace Prize, I'm going to have three. One for each of my White Houses -- Washington, Bedminster and Mar-A-Lago!!!