{
  "id": 13620739,
  "title": "Spy agency denies report US only shares intelligence on NK missiles with S. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/spy-agency-denies-report-us-only-shares-intelligence-on-nk-missiles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T02:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20261011/spy-agency-denies-report-us-only-shares-intelligence-on-nk-missiles-with-s-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has firmly denied a report claiming the United States restricts intelligence sharing with Seoul, specifically on North Korean missile-related information. This denial comes amidst growing concerns over tension in bilateral intelligence cooperation following the revelation of a North Korean uranium enrichment facility. In March, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young mentioned Kusong, a region linked to uranium enrichment, during a parliamentary session, supposedly prompting Washington to limit Seoul's access to certain intelligence about North Korea. On Thursday, the NIS confirmed that it had been barred from a June trilateral meeting in Tokyo with Washington and Tokyo regarding North Korean cyberthreats. A high-ranking U.S. official stated on Friday that the U.S. anticipates Seoul to maintain the standards of their long-standing alliance. However, the NIS asserted on Sunday that despite this incident, both South Korea and the United States continue to share intelligence in multiple ways.",
  "summary": "South Korea's spy agency on Sunday dismissed a local news report as completely untrue, rejecting its claim that the United States has restricted intelligence sharing with Seoul on North Korea to missile-related information. The denial by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) comes amid concerns over apparent friction in bilateral intelligence cooperation following the disclosure of a North…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "[Editorial] Intelligence rift between Korea, US cannot be allowed to fester",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/editorial-intelligence-rift-between-korea-us-cannot-be-allowed-to-13614009",
        "published": "2026-10-11T00:11:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Spy agency denies report U.S. only shares intelligence on N.K. missiles with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/spy-agency-denies-report-u-s-only-shares-intelligence-on-n-k-missiles",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:26:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Spy agency denies report US only shares intelligence on NK missiles with S. Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/spy-agency-denies-report-us-only-shares-intelligence-on-nk-missiles-13624377",
        "published": "2026-10-11T03:07:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}