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(.#B.034).- The CIA forms a special unit dedicated to North Korea.
The CIA forms a special unit dedicated to North Korea.
Oct 5, 2017
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In the entrance hall of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the American intelligence agency responsible for acquiring intelligence (notably by espionage) and most clandestine operations carried out outside the United States (Archives / CIA / Headquarters Tour)
The CIA announced Wednesday (Oct. 5, 2017) that it has set up a special unit to assess the nuclear threat from North Korea.
It is the first mission of the single-country intelligence agency, which brings together the resources of multiple units and analyzes information about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic programs, the capabilities of which could threaten the United States.
The creation of this special unit comes as North Korea could soon conduct a sixth nuclear test, which would only further increase tensions in eastern Asia.
The United States has not ruled out a preventive strike to prevent Pyongyang from developing a nuclear missile.
"The threats our country faces are evolving, so the CIA must also evolve to respond," said Jonathan Liu, spokesman for the American spy agency.
In 2015, the CIA had created 10 major centers in an effort to modernize, in an attempt to bring together agents from different departments (analyzes, operations, cyber, etc.) who previously did not necessarily cooperate closely.
"Creating a mission center on Korea allows us to integrate and direct the CIA efforts more effectively against the serious threats emanating from North Korea against the United States and its allies," said CIA director Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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The CIA forms a special unit dedicated to North Korea.
Oct 5, 2017
Archives
In the entrance hall of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the American intelligence agency responsible for acquiring intelligence (notably by espionage) and most clandestine operations carried out outside the United States (Archives / CIA / Headquarters Tour)
The CIA announced Wednesday (Oct. 5, 2017) that it has set up a special unit to assess the nuclear threat from North Korea.
It is the first mission of the single-country intelligence agency, which brings together the resources of multiple units and analyzes information about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic programs, the capabilities of which could threaten the United States.
The creation of this special unit comes as North Korea could soon conduct a sixth nuclear test, which would only further increase tensions in eastern Asia.
The United States has not ruled out a preventive strike to prevent Pyongyang from developing a nuclear missile.
"The threats our country faces are evolving, so the CIA must also evolve to respond," said Jonathan Liu, spokesman for the American spy agency.
In 2015, the CIA had created 10 major centers in an effort to modernize, in an attempt to bring together agents from different departments (analyzes, operations, cyber, etc.) who previously did not necessarily cooperate closely.
"Creating a mission center on Korea allows us to integrate and direct the CIA efforts more effectively against the serious threats emanating from North Korea against the United States and its allies," said CIA director Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
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