North Korea is set for an upgrade of its ballistic missile capability, as latest photos reveal progress on its dockyards, which will be able to assemble and house bigger, newer submarines. The country conducted an underwater missile launch earlier this month.
38 North, a program at the US-Korea Institute at SAIS, which analyzes new information from the secretive county, has been examining commercial satellite imagery from last week, of what it claims is a new construction hall at the Sinpo South Shipyard, on the country’s eastern coast.
“The status of work inside the hall remains unclear, but when it is finished North Korea will be able to build and launch new submarines much larger than the existing Gorae-class, including a new class of ballistic missile submarines. Moored alongside the launching way are three small vessels and a barge working to clear underwater obstacles.”
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