REPORT: North Korea is ‘preparing to launch a long-range missile’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Picture: Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
Japan’s Kyodo news agency claims satellite imagery may show Pyongyang preparing to launch a long-range missile.

 

The report comes from an anonymous government official source who claims the missile could be launched from North Korea’s “Tongchang-ri” test site within a week.

 

According to 38north.org, the station has recently completed an extensive three-year upgrade, including expanded propellant bunkers, “probably designed to support future activities related to the testing and launching of larger rockets”.

 

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