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October 29, 2013

N. Korea upgrading main launch site: US think-tank
Seoul (AFP) Oct 29, 2013
North Korea has undertaken major construction work at its main missile launch site, possibly to cater to larger and more mobile weapons, a US think-tank said Tuesday. Satellite images taken earlier this month suggest construction of a second flat mobile launch pad at the Sohae missile site, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University posted on its 38 North website. Work has also been carried out on Sohae's main launch pad, "possibly to upgrade that facility to handle future larger rockets ... read more

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