Satellite photos show North Korea expanding factory linked to long-range missile production: report

December 24, 2019

The Hill:

Satellite images show that North Korea has expanded a facility linked to long-range nuclear missile production, according to an analysis given to NBC News.

A temporary structure that accommodates a launcher arm is seen in satellite photos from Planet Labs, NBC reported, citing Jeffrey Lewis, the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

“We believe North Korea erects this structure when the facility is involved in producing or modifying [intercontinental ballistic missile] launchers,” he wrote in an analysis, according to the news outlet.

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