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March 1, 2019

North Korea spent most of Trump’s first year in office perfecting its nuclear arsenal. Here is a timeline

Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNBC regarding the North Korea summit and North Korea’s lack of missile testing.

“It’s a good thing that they aren’t testing right now but it doesn’t mean that they can’t advance their program in other ways or continue to add warheads to their arsenal or missiles to their delivery system stockpiles,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The lack of testing just means that they are comfortable with the designs they have,” Bell told CNBC. Read more

Posted in: Asia, Center in the News, North Korea, Press & In the News on North Korea, Press Room

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