Challenging global efforts to denuclearize the peninsula,... it has been found that North Korea has made minor infrastructure improvements at around a dozen secret missile bases.
A Washington-based think tank has confirmed the regime has secretly been operating 13 undeclared missile operating bases.
Kim Hyo-sun tells us more.
A U.S.-based think tank says it has identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases within North Korea.
In a report published on Monday, the Center for Strategic and International Studies said maintenance and minor infrastructure improvements have been witnessed at some of the sites,... despite the ongoing negotiations aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula that began earlier this year.
Based on satellite images,... the report also explained a missile base where short-range ballistic missiles have been launched in the past, seems to be still active,... and it could also accommodate medium-range ballistic missiles.
Such evidences contradict U.S. President Donald Trump's assertions that Pyeongyang is moving towards eradicating all its nuclear and missile programs,... and further challenging the efforts of Seoul, Washington and the international community to denuclearize the regime.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.