CIA director Mike Pompeo spoke to BBC News

  • Russian attempts to influence domestic politics in the west will continue
  • China is trying to steal US information and spread covert influence around the world
  • North Korea may have ability to strike US with nuclear missiles in "a handful of months"

He claims that the CIA is the world's best espionage service as well, and says that he hasn't read Trump's Fire and Fury book.

Regarding the North Korea saga, he says that Trump and senior officials are "mindful" that an all-out conflict could lead to massive destruction and loss of life while responding that "many things are possible" when asked whether or not it is possible to remove Kim Jong-un or prevent North Korea from launching said nuclear missiles.

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