Kellyanne Conway says that the latest report of new missiles being created "suggests that this is a process." | Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo Conway on report of North Korea's arsenal build-up: 'Things don't change overnight'

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday downplayed recent reports that North Korea is continuing to expand its nuclear arsenal, saying that the negotiations are a process.

Her comments come after the Washington Post reported this week that North Korea is constructing new missiles at a facility where the country produced it's first intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach the U.S. The report said intelligence officials have obtained new evidence that shows North Korea is building one or two liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles.


"We'll see what happens. Things don't change overnight," Conway said.

President Donald Trump last month met with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, where Kim promised to work toward ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons.

The Washington Post report is the latest report that shows Pyongyang is not willing to give up their nuclear arsenal just yet.

The Wall Street Journal earlier this month reported that North Korea is expanding a facility to build solid-fuel ballistic missiles. The Journal cited satellite imagery that showed the bulk of new construction on the facility in Hamhung, North Korea, took place between April and June.

Conway said that the latest report of new missiles being created "suggests that this is a process."

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"You are talking about 68 years of sustained war and conflict in Korea," she said. "And we're ahead of the game in this way."

She added that the fact that Vice President Mike Pence will be in Hawaii Wednesday to receive the remains of the fallen from the Korean War showcases Trump's "leadership and intervention."

Conway also criticized former President Barack Obama for never meeting with Kim.

"So at least [Trump] is trying to approach it in a very different way," Conway said. "Secretary of State Pompeo continues to be our main point person on these negotiations."