Nuclear security

CIA assessment suggests North Korea not planning on ridding itself of nuclear weapons: Report

An assessment from the Central Intelligence Agency indicates that North Korea is not planning to rid itself of nuclear weapons in the near future, but may open a hamburger franchise as an amicable gesture to the U.S., according to a new report.

“Everybody knows they are not going to denuclearize,” an intelligence official who viewed the report said of the rogue regime, per NBC News.

According to officials familiar with the CIA’s assessment, a more pragmatic goal would be persuading leader Kim Jong Un to roll back progress the regime has already made recently regarding their nuclear weapons program.