Commercial satellite imagery shows that North Korea is building an unknown type of vessel at a key shipyard that is also being used to equip submarines for missile tests, according to an analysis by 38 North.
The respected Johns Hopkins University website dedicated to analysis of North Korea adds that space images taken on September 21 indicate that previous work suggesting an imminent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test have been put on hold.
“Given the continued movement of components in the parts yards, a shipbuilding program is probably underway although the type of vessel remains unknown,” 38 North analyst Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. wrote of the activity at North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard.
At the same time, Bermudez said: “There are no activities suggesting either previous or forthcoming ejection tests at the facility’s test stand.” Bermudez has been analyzing imagery of the site and reported earlier that an SLBM test from a special barge located at the shipyard might occur soon.
Bermudez cautioned, however, that a SINPO-class submarine, submersible test stand barge and nearby test stand at the site “appear capable of supporting a test at any time of Pyongyang’s choosing.”
North Korea is focusing on developing submarines that can launch nuclear-tipped missiles at the US and its allies.
Leslie Keith Matsikidze But most nations have lunatic to crazy Presidents and extremist leaders. What can u make of US, Nigeria, UK, .. Before it was only Iraq, Iran, Libya, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Uganda, …
Haaaaa you right please
Nestor I appreciate yr comments on this issue. But why would you take a blade or knife away from your kids?
I guess the answer is because they cant handle it well. Beside, i have taught students from North and South korea and it is sad for you to hear some of their experiences way back home. Poverty is rife and the gov’t doesnt care…most spending are on military wares than even standard/cost of living of it inhabitants. It is a master and slave country type. God help us…for we have become so greedy that we dont have feeling for a fellow human beings.
i think berygood . if can not make icbm or rocket ritenow benish n koria like iraq ,seriya ,afgan .he is cureate.
Daniel Macaulley agree. we are just dust in the wind.
The world can never i repeat never be destroyed by man because it was created to stand for ever.
Stop dreaming. When was the last time you visited DPRK! They are well off!
north korea is the last country which is living comply all needs by it’s self
Another thing, there is a study that half of the American people are going below the poverty line.
Leslie Keith Matss u behav like a slav
It’s because they don’t need so many cars. Their housing units are just across their factories and offices. They have a planned economy, unlike the U.S. where everything is left to the capitalists’ greed for profit.
North Korea has already recovered from the embargoes led by the U.S. and it’s now embarking on building metropolitan cities, and yes, submarines and ICBMs for a surprise. You should go there and see, and not believe U.S. propaganda.
Leslie Keith Matsikidze i think the Trump is the more insane to threaten NoKor. NoKor has every right to defend itself while the U.S. have no reason to attack NoKor.
Our world is about to be destroyed in a nuclear war.
For Sure
north korea is the most isolated place on earth there are more trafic in the northpole than in the whole north korea
nestor zamora it is a real pity that the north kotran people can not eat submarines or nuclear waste that is why those you named can aford it and food for thier people
Because chubby is a lunatic
If the U.S., Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and others can do it, why not North Korea ?
Maybe a quickie surface ship, armed with multiple ICBM’s, disguised as a container ship or oil tanker? A nuclear "Q" ship?