North Korea to Reportedly Scrap Missile Testing Base
Like I’ve been saying, it looks like we are reaching a “cooling tower” moment, a big made for TV spectacle that really means little:
Seoul and Washington last week confirmed that Pyongyang will scrap its Tongchang-ri missile engine test site and launch pad in the presence of international experts, a South Korean diplomatic source said Monday.
Joong Ang Ilbo
That promise was one of several agreements reached by South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last September in their third and most recent summit. The regime, however, has stayed quiet on the matter, as nuclear talks between the United States were deadlocked. The silence had left Pyongyang watchers wondering whether the regime would actually follow through and destroy the site.
You can read more at the link, but remember the North Koreans already have very capable rocket engines and may not need this missile engine test site anymore. Plus if the did need to test again they can very easily just make a new one. This is all part of their “pretend denuclearization” strategy to get sanctions dropped.
