North Korea watchers in Japan disclose satellite images of new missile base
North Korea experts in Japan recent disclosed satellite photographs of a new North Korean long-range missile base where systems capable of reaching the United States will be deployed.
Commercial satellite imagery of the base was broadcast on Japanese television and Internet postings featured new details of the facility.
The base is located in Tongchang-ri, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province. The satellite images were provided by Digital Globe.
Commercial satellite photo [ZOOM] released in Japan of a new missile base in Tongchang-ri, Cholsan County, North Korea near the China border, deemed capable of firing a Taepodong-2 or Taepodong-3 missiles, which could reach the United States. terra-update.blogspot.com
Osamu Eya, a frequent commentator on North Korea military-related issues, identified two lines in one image as likely being a track to move the launch pad.
Yet we continue along the merry path of a negotiated agreement with a power which has now twice (1994, and this year) unilaterally abrogated it's international agreements, in 1994 by simply CHEATING, and yet continues to develop both the weapons systems and weapons to deliver a nuclear payload on our people. How different would this world be if NoKo had been removed in favor of a nation which could be self determining before they shared their expertise with Pakistan, Iran, Libya and who knows how many others?
Sometimes there is just nothing to discuss, and no point in discussing geological and paleontological level differences...it just highlights the fact that nothing can be solved, and enhances the enmity.
Speaking on Fuji Television, Eya said the height of the launch pad is about 30 meters, indicating it could accommodate a two or three-stage missile. This means the facility would be capable of firing a Taepodong-2 or Taepodong-3 missile, which could reach the United States.
Kansai University Professor Yi Yong-Hwa also said in an Asahi Television appearance that the missile site was built close to the China-North Korea border to make it more difficult for the United States to attack it.
A comparison of new images with those from 2006 showed that construction had progressed and that the site could now be operational.
A Japanese blogger calling himself "Cosmos 21" posted a map and provided details on other buildings at the base, including the site's command and control center, missile assembly plant and secondary launch pad.
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