The launching facility ‘has installed new equipment, possibly for ventilation, on the roof of the eastern-most fuel/oxidizer storage bunker.’
Despite North Korea’s pledge to dismantle key sites related to its nuclear missile program, little is taking place on the ground to fulfill that pledge, according to new reports.
The website 38 North, which interprets satellite images of North Korea’s missile facilities, recently released two reports — one on the Sohae Satellite Launching Station and one on the Punggye-ri nuclear test site .
The launching facility “has installed new equipment, possibly for ventilation, on the roof of the eastern-most fuel/oxidizer storage bunker,” the site reported, based on satellite images from Oct. 31.
“The recent imagery also shows no further dismantlement activity at the vertical engine test stand and launch pad since August. Components that were previously removed remain stacked on the ground at both locations.”
“These developments, combined with the continued presence and movement of vehicles at the administrative and security headquarters at the entrance to the site along with new objects placed on the roof of one of the buildings, indicate activity continues at Sohae at a low level,” 38 North said.
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The nuclear site shows “partial site cleanup, possibly including reclamation and removal of wood from the buildings demolished last May as part of the site’s closure,” the site reported, citing satellite images from Oct.
