hidden north korea missile launchpad FOUND

hidden north korea missile launchpad FOUND

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WASHINGTON - North Korea has quietly built a long-range missile base that is larger and more capable than an older and well-known launch pad for intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to independent analysts relying on new satellite images of the site and other data. Analysts provided images of the previously secret site to The Associated Press.

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this is quite interesting as they have promised several times not to have an aggresive missile development system coupled with a nuclear development program.

why would they feel the need to hide this from the concerned superpowers?

how does this impact their stance in the global community as well as their power in the asian theatre?


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Construction on the site on North Korea's west coast began at least eight years ago..seams to me they conveniently refound it to kick of more threats on north korea..

Breaking:

North Korea preparing to restart nuclear facility

PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — A North Korean diplomat says the communist regime is undertaking "thorough preparations" to restart its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon.

Hyun Hak Bong has told reporters at the border Friday that North Korea stopped disabling the Yongbyon complex as previously agreed because the U.S. has not kept its end of a disarmament-for-aid deal.

He says "we are making thorough preparations to restart" the facility, but did not say when it would be running again.

Hyun spoke before the start of talks at the border village of Panmunjom with South Korean officials on sending energy aid to the impoverished North amid a deadlock in the six-party disarmament talks.

(AP)

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[edit on 18-9-2008 by chips]