North Korea has begun dismantling a key testing facility for its missile engines and rocket launches, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery released Monday.
Imagery taken from Friday to Sunday indicates that the North had started to disassemble portions of its Sohae Satellite Launching Station, the country’s main satellite launch facility since 2012, according to an analysis published by 38 North, a prominent North Korea monitoring group.
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KEYWORDS
China,
Shinzo Abe,
U.S.,
North Korea,
Kim Jong Un,
Nuclear weapons,
South Korea,
North Korea nuclear crisis,
North Korea-Japan relations,
Donald Trump,
Moon Jae-in,
Kim-Trump summit
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