ADVERTISEMENT

Inside the Ring: North Korean Underground Missile Complex Detected

Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un / AP
August 20, 2015

North Korea has developed an elaborate underground missile complex at its Sohae missile and space launch facility near the northwestern border with China, according to U.S. officials. The underground complex includes both facilities for preparing missiles for launch and storage areas that are connected by rail lines, according to officials familiar with intelligence reports of the complex.

The secret facility took over a decade to build and is an example of Pyongyang’s capability at tunneling and building secret below-ground military facilities.

The complex is creating problems for U.S. intelligence agencies charged with providing warning time for missile launches.

Read the full article at the Washington Times.

Published under: North Korea