CIA forms special unit focused on NKorea threat

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) it had formed a special unit dedicated to assessing North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat.

The CIA created its first single country-focused mission center, pulling together resources from a range of units to collect and analyze information on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile technology that could extend its military threat across the Pacific.