Saturday, September 13, 2008

North Korea builds new ICBM site

Satellite imagery reveals that North Korea has built a new site capable of launching ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.

Tongch'ang-dong facility near Pongdong-ni, North Korea
Pongdong-ni's location was discovered by Janes Intelligence Group Photo: AP


The Pongdon-ni site is located in the hills near the China border and has a tower capable of supporting the
Taepodong-2 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of 6,000 miles.




Metro

North Korea builds secret launch site for ballistic missiles
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Sep 11, 2008
North Korea has secretly built a launch site for ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads, according to new satellite imagery. ...