CIA creates mission center to deal with N. Korea

International Desk: The CIA has established a Korea Mission Center to address "the nuclear and ballistic missile threat posed by" North Korea and its unpredictable leader, the US intelligence agency announced Wednesday.

The creation of the center focusing on specific threats from the Korean peninsula will allow the CIA to "harness the full resources, capabilities, and authorities of the Agency" to deal with North Korea, according to the agency's statement.

The center, which is located in CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, will put the forces of CIA analysts and officers side-by-side in one location to tackle the threat from Pyongyang.

"The new Mission Center draws on experienced officers from across the Agency and integrates them in one entity to bring their expertise and creativity to bear against the North Korea target," the statement reads.

Added Heather Fritz Horniak, a CIA spokeswoman: "Just as the threats facing our nation are dynamic, so too must the CIA continue to evolve to address them."

Former CIA senior analyst John Nixon told CNN he expected the center to issue "sitreps" -- situation reports for the intelligence community and the Trump administration -- possibly twice daily, indicating an around-the-clock watch by an office of significant size.

Source: CNN


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