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Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile -think tank (CSIS)
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 / 7:39 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile -think tank
David Brunnstrom
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies said the images it published on its website of North Korea’s Sinpo shipyard showed several vessels within a secure boat basin, one of which resembled vessels previously used to tow a submersible test stand barge out to sea.
It said the activity was “suggestive, but not conclusive, of preparations for an upcoming test of a Pukguksong-3 submarine launched ballistic missile from the submersible test stand barge.”
North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), from the sea as part of efforts to contain external threats and bolster self-defense.
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Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile -think tank
David Brunnstrom
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies said the images it published on its website of North Korea’s Sinpo shipyard showed several vessels within a secure boat basin, one of which resembled vessels previously used to tow a submersible test stand barge out to sea.
It said the activity was “suggestive, but not conclusive, of preparations for an upcoming test of a Pukguksong-3 submarine launched ballistic missile from the submersible test stand barge.”
North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), from the sea as part of efforts to contain external threats and bolster self-defense.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-report/images-suggest-north-korea-may-be-preparing-launch-of-submarine-missile-think-tank-idUSKBN25V30V
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