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North Korea ‘preparing nuclear test’
North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site in apparent preparation for a third atomic detonation, a report said Sunday.
North Korea started building at least two new tunnels at its
facility in northeastern North Hamgyong province for a possible underground atomic test, according to a South Korean official.
The source told Yonhap news agency: “It is obvious evidence that it (the North) is preparing a third nuclear test.”
The report comes after Pyongyang racked Read more…
New North Korean Space Launch Site Appears Completed
Steve Herman
Photo: GeoEye and Globalsecurity.org
Image taken from the Ikonos satellite, January 10, 2011
New satellite imagery seen by VOA News shows North Korea has completed a launch tower at its second missile launch facility, in the country’s northwest. Intelligence analysts in the United States and South Korea are keeping a close eye on the facility, near Tongchang-dong.
The site is seen as a critical element in Pyongyang’s quest to build a missile capable of delivering a nuclear weapon across the Pacific.
The satellite pictures were taken during the past month. Most significantly, the photographs reveal Read more…
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