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A new chief of intelligence chief of the United States said the threat of North Korea's nuclear weapons remains, and he mentioned ways to replace nuclear weapons and sanctions. The situation was also reported that North Korea was building new missile support facilities around Pyongyang.

Correspondent Correspondent Sohn Seok-min of Washington.

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Ratcliffe, designated as the new chief of the National Intelligence Service, which oversees the 16 US intelligence agencies, said in a confirmation hearing that North Korea's nuclear weapons are still a threat and concern to the United States.

[Ratcliffe / National Intelligence Agency nominee: The United States continues to face challenges in other ways. North Korea continues to have a nuclear weapons and delivery system.] As

a way to solve this, the Trump administration agreed to a diplomatic solution that is the basis of North Korea's policy.

Ratcliff cited a step-by-step solution to altering nuclear weapons and sanctions.

[Ratcliffe / National Intelligence Agency nominee: I hope there will be some kind of concessions to North Korea's nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions.] For

details, he said he would talk to Secretary of State Pompeo, but the stages he had put under the surface for a while. It also sounds like you can review the solution again.

Amid this, North Korea's North Korean research site, "Beyond the Division," said that based on satellite images, North Korea almost completed a new missile support facility in Silla, near Pyongyang.

In particular, he added that buildings with high ceilings are large enough to accommodate intercontinental ballistic missiles.