Pentagon assumes North Korea's Kim still in "full control" of military
In this April 13, 2017, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Choe Ryong Hae, vice-chairman of the central committee of the Workers' Party, arrive for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo)
by REUTERS
Apr 22, 2020 7:18 pm


The second-highest ranking U.S. general said Wednesday he had no intelligence to "confirm or deny" media reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was seriously ill and added he assumed that Kim was still in control of his military.

"In the intel, I don't have anything to confirm or deny anything along those lines. So I assume that Kim Jong Un is still in full control of the (North) Korean nuclear forces and the Korean military forces," said Air Force Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"I have no reason not to assume that."

Last Update: April 22, 2020 20:20