of the Korean Peninsula. . (24) On January 29, 2019, Director of National Intelligence Coats testified before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate that we currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain its WMD (weapons of mass destruction) capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons and production capability because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to regime survival and that the United States intelligence agencies are observing activity that is inconsistent with full denuclearization . (25) On February 28, 2019, a second United States-North Korea summit ended without a joint statement or agreement, and Secretary of State Pompeo has said that I am confident there will be a third summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un, adding We came out of Hanoi with a deeper understanding of each other. The positions that the two sides had, the two leaders were able to make progress in that respect. We didn’t get as far as the world is demanding. These are global sanctions that are on North Korea today … We’re determined. I’m convinced the North Koreans are determined as well. Chairman Kim has promised me, he’s promised President Trump, he will denuclearize. Now it’s the mission of my team to make sure that happens. . (26) On May 5, 2019, North Korea tested three missile systems at ranges of up to 240 kilometers, including a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), a 300mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL), and a 240mm multiple rocket launcher. (27) On May 9, 2019, the Department of Justice announced the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint against a bulk carrier ship registered in North Korea, which according to the complaint, was used to illicitly ship coal from North Korea and to deliver heavy machinery to the DPRK , in violation of longstanding U.S. law and United Nations Security Council resolutions . 4. Statements of policy (a) In general It is the policy of the United States— (1) to pursue all credible diplomatic means to achieve the