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North Korea Reportedly Building More ICBMs

Despite Pyongyang's pledge to denuclearize, The Washington Post reports that U.S. satellite imagery shows it is producing more ballistic missiles.

Satellite imagery gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies indicates that North Korea is building new ballistic missiles at a factory just outside its capital, according to The Washington Post.

The newspaper, quoting "officials familiar with the intelligence," says North Korea is working on "one and possibly two liquid-fueled ICBMs" at its Sanumdong facility on the outskirts

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