Kim Jong Un intends to use nuclear weapons for the purpose of coercion and to reunify the peninsula under his control, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Tuesday.
Director Mike Pompeo made the comments during a rare public appearance in Washington D.C. at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Kim Jong Un intends to use nuclear weapons for the purpose of coercion and to reunify the peninsula under his control, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Tuesday.
Director Mike Pompeo made the comments during a rare public appearance in Washington D.C. at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
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