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1/ Senior State Dept official brief reporters on background on North Korea. A few snippets: “Nobody in the admin advocates a step by step approach. In all cases, the expectations is a complete denuclearization of North Korea as a condition for all the other steps..being taken"
2/ In light of reports from @CSIS @38NorthNK on NK rebuilding Sohae satellite launching station, sr. official says they don't contradict it: “We simply haven't reached any specific conclusion about whats happening there nor would we necessarily share the conclusion”
3/ Would Trump admin interpret the launch of a space vehicle a violation of North Korea's pledged moratorium on missile launches? Sr. official: "In our judgment launching a space-launched vehicle from that site in our view would be inconsistent" pledges
4/ Finally, official remains hopeful about denuclearization prospects in Trump's first term and doesn't have any additional comment on what Trump meant when he said earlier today "we'll let you know in about a year" when asked about North Korea negotiations
