Movements detected at N. Korea's missile sites
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Meanwhile, more activity has been sighted... at North Korea's missile testing sites in Dongchang-ri and Saneum-dong.
Kan Hyeong-woo tells us more.
Satellite images of North Korea's main missile-launch site in Dongchang-ri suggest a building has been reassembled and moved to its previous spot where it had stood before being taken down last year.
According to VOA on Thursday,... Planet Labs satellite images taken on March 2nd and 6th show the transportable building has been moved to the southeast side of the area,... indicating more movements within the missile-launch site.
Earlier this week, 38 North - a North Korea monitoring website - reported North Korea is rebuilding structures at the Sohae Satellite Launching station in Dongchang-ri... where the regime tested missile engines for its ICBMs.
Analyzing satellite imagery of the same area,... the Center for Strategic and International Studies - a think-tank in Washington - said North Korea is rapidly reconstructing its long-range missile launch site... as a show of force after the Hanoi summit ended without an agreement.
But Dongchang-ri isn't the only missile-related site where movements have been spotted.
Quoted by lawmakers at the National Assembly,... South Korea's National Intelligence Service said supply vehicles have been observed... at the Saneum-dong missile research center on the outskirts of Pyeongyang.
The Saneum-dong site is believed to be used for developing ballistic missile technology, testing rocket engines and producing ICBMs.
Seoul's Ministry of National Defense said it's closely monitoring the situation during a regular press briefing on Thursday.
"We are keeping a close eye on North Korea's nuclear and missile facilities including the Dongchang-ri and Saneum-dong sites. Also, defense intelligence officials from South Korea and the United States are maintaining close coordination."
The defense ministry added it has strong speculation on the purpose of North Korean activity at these missile-launch sites,... but refrained from saying what it is.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News
Meanwhile, more activity has been sighted... at North Korea's missile testing sites in Dongchang-ri and Saneum-dong.
Kan Hyeong-woo tells us more.
Satellite images of North Korea's main missile-launch site in Dongchang-ri suggest a building has been reassembled and moved to its previous spot where it had stood before being taken down last year.
According to VOA on Thursday,... Planet Labs satellite images taken on March 2nd and 6th show the transportable building has been moved to the southeast side of the area,... indicating more movements within the missile-launch site.
Earlier this week, 38 North - a North Korea monitoring website - reported North Korea is rebuilding structures at the Sohae Satellite Launching station in Dongchang-ri... where the regime tested missile engines for its ICBMs.
Analyzing satellite imagery of the same area,... the Center for Strategic and International Studies - a think-tank in Washington - said North Korea is rapidly reconstructing its long-range missile launch site... as a show of force after the Hanoi summit ended without an agreement.
But Dongchang-ri isn't the only missile-related site where movements have been spotted.
Quoted by lawmakers at the National Assembly,... South Korea's National Intelligence Service said supply vehicles have been observed... at the Saneum-dong missile research center on the outskirts of Pyeongyang.
The Saneum-dong site is believed to be used for developing ballistic missile technology, testing rocket engines and producing ICBMs.
Seoul's Ministry of National Defense said it's closely monitoring the situation during a regular press briefing on Thursday.
"We are keeping a close eye on North Korea's nuclear and missile facilities including the Dongchang-ri and Saneum-dong sites. Also, defense intelligence officials from South Korea and the United States are maintaining close coordination."
The defense ministry added it has strong speculation on the purpose of North Korean activity at these missile-launch sites,... but refrained from saying what it is.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News