Posts Tagged ‘ballistic missiles’
New Developments at the Tonghae Rocket Test Site
A 38 North exclusive, with analysis by Nick Hansen. Summary While the Sohae rocket test facility was the focus of international attention in 2012, construction of new facilities at the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground (commonly referred to as Musudan-ri), previously slowed by the typhoons that ravaged the east coast of North Korea last [...]
North Korean Miniaturization
On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 2:57 GMT/UTC, North Korea tested its third nuclear device. The official KCNA news agency stated: “It was confirmed that the nuclear test, that was carried out at a high level in a safe and perfect manner using a miniaturised and lighter nuclear device with greater explosive force than previously, did not pose any [...]
Chickens Defiantly Coming Home to Roost
So far this week, the very, absolutely, most favorite word of headline writers and reporters is “defiance,” as in “North Korean Missile Launch Act of Defiance.” Yes, that’s one way to look at what happened a few hours past dawn on December 12, when the North made up for its “botched” (another favorite word recently) launch attempt [...]
“The Country I Saw,” or “How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love North Korea’s Bomb (Almost)”
Wonkish hearts are aflutter over a new movie produced by the DPRK’s official film studio, Chosun Art Film Studio. The movie—actually four full-length sequels to a 1988 propaganda piece called The Country I Saw—is the fictional story of how one unassuming Japanese professor of international relations learns to stop worrying and love North [...]
New Launch Facilities Under Construction at Musudan-ri, Possible Iranian Connection
New satellite photos from April 29, 2012 indicate that a major upgrade of North Korea’s Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground—more commonly referred to as Musudan-ri—underway since summer 2011, is making rapid progress. The new construction is intended to support future launches of rockets larger than the recently tested Unha—more capable [...]
North Korea’s New Launch Site
This article was originally published on 38 North on February 23, 2011. It has been reposted in light of DPRK's announced intention to launch a satellite in April 2012. Find more articles by David Wright here. Last week press stories announced that North Korea had completed a second launch site for long-range rockets, which is bigger and [...]
