Seoul denies classified info leak after US protests minister's NK nuclear facility remarks
The United States has reportedly conveyed its intention to partially restrict intelligence sharing on North Korea following remarks by South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, who publicly identified Kusong, North Pyongan Province, as a suspected third nuclear facility in the North during a National Assembly session in March. Despite the Ministry of Unification’s denial of the U.S.’ intentions to restrict information sharing, security experts have raised concerns that the issue could affect trust in intelligence cooperation between the two allies. According to local media reports Friday that cited diplomatic sources from both countries, U.S. officials lodged strong protests through multiple channels following Chung’s remarks, expressing concern that sensitive information may have been publicly disclosed. The reports added Washington was dissatisfied that intelligence shared with South Korea appeared to have been made public and suggested the U.S. may have already taken steps to limit certain aspects of North Korea intelligence cooperation. The ministry pushed back ag
