SEOUL: Satellite photos indicate North Korea has begun dismantling its nuclear test site ahead of a historic summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a US monitor said Tuesday. North Korea has promised to 'completely destory' the nuclear test siteIn a move welcomed by Washington and Seoul, North Korea said at the weekend it will "completely" destroy the Punggye-ri test site, in a ceremony scheduled between May 23-25 in front of invited foreign media. North Korea pledged to close the testing ground after Kim last month declared the country's nuclear force complete and said it had no further need for the complex. Satellite photos from last month showed signs of construction at the North's Yongbyon nuclear facility. North Korea blew up a cooling tower at the nuclear facility in 2007 following a deal with the US, but soon restarted the reactor.

Source: Bangkok Post May 15, 2018 03:45 UTC