An underwater test-firing of a submarine ballistic missile shown in an undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on April 24, 2016. KCNA/File Photo via Reuters
Business Insider: North Korea is reportedly working on a new submarine capable of firing nuclear-armed missiles
* Despite North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent summit with President Donald Trump, North Korea doesn't appear to have abandoned its nuclear ambitions.
* Recent reports indicate the country is also working on another ballistic-missile submarine.
* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to meet with North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday to further discuss denuclearization.
North Korea appears to be working on a new submarine capable of firing nuclear-armed ballistic missiles, according to information gathered by South Korea's military.
Kim Hack-yong, a South Korean lawmaker who until a few weeks ago was head of the legislature's defense committee, told The Wall Street Journal that North Korea appeared to working on the sub at the port of Sinpo on the country's east coast.
An aide to Kim said South Korean intelligence had noticed workers and materials moving at the port, where work on the sub appeared to be taking place at an indoor facility. Kim, whose term as the defense-committee chief recently ended, is a member of the conservative party that has been wary of talks with North Korea.
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WNU Editor: If the above reports are true, and North Korea does complete and deploy such a submarine. One can then say with confidence that North Korea has defaulted on the Singapore agreement to denuclearize.
