U.S. analysts say North Korea appears to have restored normal operations at a long-range rocket launch site it partially dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps. By KimTonghyung.
FILE - In this April 8, 2012, file photo, a soldier stands in front of the Unha-3 rocket at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. North Korea is reportedly restoring facilities at its long-range rocket launch site that it had dismantled as part of disarmament steps last year. A major South Korean newspaper reports that the country's spy service gave such an assessment to lawmakers in a private briefing on Tuesday.
North Korea-focused website 38 North said Thursday that commercial satellite images from March 6 indicate that the launch site appears to have returned to “normal operational status” following rapid construction to rebuild a launch pad and a rocket engine test stand. Trump said Thursday that he’s a “little disappointed” by the reports of the new North Korean activity and that time will tell if U.S. diplomacy with the reclusive country will be successful.
South Korea’s spy agency has also told lawmakers in a closed-door intelligence briefing that increased vehicle movement was detected at a missile research center on the outskirts of Pyongyang where the North is believed to build long-range missiles targeting the U.S. mainland. He said North Korea will also want to see if South Korea will support its position more strongly. Undeterred by the breakdown of the Trump-Kim summit, South Korea has continued to urge the United States to ease sanctions on North Korea to allow a resumption of inter-Korean economic projects and encourage more disarmament steps from the North.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Photos show North Korea rocket site back to 'normal operating status'NEW: North Korea's long-range rocket site is now back to 'normal operating status' a week after the Trump-Kim summit, according to new commercial images and analysis from two teams of researchers.
Read more »
Movement at North Korea ICBM plant viewed as missile-related: South KoreaNew activities have been detected at a North Korean intercontinental ballistic m...
Read more »
North Korea denounces scaled-back U.S.-South Korea military exercisesPresident Trump sharply reduced the exercises, but that was not enough to keep the Pyongyang regime happy.
Read more »
South Korea sees signs North Korea restoring part of launch site it promised to dismantleSouth Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is resto...
Read more »
U.S. and South Korea end military exercises that riled North Korea in favor of something smallerU.S. and South Korea end military exercises that riled North Korea, replacing them with smaller operations
Read more »
Satellite images show activity at North Korean missile site, analysts saySatellite images appear to show that North Korea has begun rebuilding a portion of a facility previously used to test long-range missile engines, analysts said Tuesday, raising potential questions about the future of US-North Korea negotiations.
Read more »
Trump says North Korea can be a 'great' economic power, but experts say it's uninvestableWhile U.S. President Donald Trump has declared repeatedly that North Korea can become 'one of the great economic powers' in the world, one risk consultancy says the rogue state ranks as the least investable country in the world.
Read more »
North Korea is reportedly rebuilding structures at a rocket siteNorth Korea is restoring facilities at a long-range rocket launch site that it dismantled last year as part of disarmament steps.
Read more »
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North KoreaMore than halfway through his term, the president has failed to make progress on a number of his top priorities.
Read more »