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NK pledges to destroy missile test engine site

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has identified the missile test engine site that it says North Korea has pledged to destroy.

After his summit with Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump said the North Korean leader was "already destroying" a missile site, in addition to committing to "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula.

An administration official revealed Thursday that the testing site in question is in North Pyongan province, and is sometimes is referred to as the Sohae (SO-hai) Satellite Launching Ground.

The official was not authorized to discuss the issue publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity.

The official would not answer questions about whether the site was already being destroyed, but said the administration would continue to monitor it as negotiations move forward.

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