New activities have been detected at a North Korean intercontinental ballistic m...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL - New activities have been detected at a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles plant, South Korean media said on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would be very disappointed if Pyongyang rebuilt a rocket site.
The Sanumdong factory produced the Hwasong-15 ICBM, which can fly more than 13,000 km . After its test flight in late 2017, North Korea declared the completion of its “state nuclear force,” before pursuing talks with South Korea and the United States last year. Imagery from Planet Labs Inc. analyzed by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California showed activity at Sohae from Feb. 23 until Wednesday.
A U.S. government source said the work at Sohae probably began before the summit, which was preceded by lower-level talks in February.Some analysts see the work at Sohae as aimed at pressing Washington to agree to a deal, rather than as a definite move to resume tests. In a new sanctions breach, three South Korean companies were found to have brought in more than 13,000 tons of North Korean coal, worth 2.1 billion won since 2017, by making it out to have been produced in China and Vietnam, South Korea said. The Hanoi summit’s breakdown, and Bolton’s sanctions threat, raise questions about the future of the dialogue Trump has pursued.
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