JCS Warn That Destroyed N. Korean Nuke Test Site Could Be Returned To Service
October 08 2019
North Korea's nuclear testing site at Punggye-ri could be made operational again, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
Two of the four tunnels at the site could be made usable after weeks or months of restoration work, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told Parliament on Tuesday.
No such work has been detected so far, the JCS said.
The site was destroyed in a public ceremony in May 2018.
During talks with the U.S. over the weekend, North Korean officials suggested...
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