The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced the establishment of a Korea Mission Center, which it says will focus on countering military threats coming from North Korea.
“Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA efforts against the serious threats to the United States and its allies emanating from North Korea,” CIA Director Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday.
“It also reflects the dynamism and agility that CIA brings to evolving national security challenges,” he added.
The mission center would be run by “experienced officers from across the Agency” under the leadership of a veteran officer as the new Assistant Director for Korea, the agency said.
The is the CIA’s eleventh center. Mission Center for Africa, Mission Center for Counter-intelligence, Mission Center for Counter-terrorism and Mission Center for Near East are some of the other centers.
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