CIA’s Pompeo: ‘If Kim Jong-Un should vanish? … I’m not going to talk about that’

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CIA’s Pompeo: ‘If Kim Jong-Un should vanish? … I’m not going to talk about that’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2017 CIA Director Mike Pompeo said that the Trump administration is intent on preventing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un from reaching the “end state” of “having the capacity to hold the United States at risk with a nuclear weapons system.” Does preventing the “end state” include regime change in Pyongyang? […]

N. Korea warns U.S. on regime change talk as key Russian visits Pyongyang

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N. Korea warns U.S. on regime change talk as key Russian visits Pyongyang

by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2017 Any attempt by the United States to oust the Kim Jong-Un regime in North Korea will result in Pyongyang launching a nuclear strike “at the heart of the U.S.,” the North’s state news agency said on July 25. The threat came as Pyongyang hosted Russia’s deputy nuclear negotiator. “Should […]

CIA establishes Korea Mission Center to focus on ‘existential threat’ to U.S.

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CIA establishes Korea Mission Center to focus on ‘existential threat’ to U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, May 12, 2017 The CIA said it has established the Korea Mission Center in order to “harness the full resources, capabilities, and authorities of the agency in addressing the nuclear and ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.” “Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA […]