The finding is based on analysis of commercial satellite images.
Still, the discovery suggests that North Korea can be expected to proceed with its nuclear business as usual until concrete agreements are reached between Pyongyang and Washington.
Jenny Town, managing editor of 38 North, wrote in a tweet. “Infrastructure improvements continue at Yongbyon; underscores reason why an actual deal is necessary, not just a statement of lofty goals.”
Skeptics believe that Kim would renege on the promises made at the North Korean summit as soon as North Korea regained economic vitality following a potential lifting of U.S. sanctions. North Korea has a long record of violating agreements, such as a string of six-party talks it conducted with United States and others throughout the 2000s.
North Korean media have claimed that the process of denuclearization will be step by step and reciprocal, with sanctions coming off as progress was made, while Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have said the sanctions will remain in place until there is complete and verifiable denuclearization.
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