North Korea has secret new missile launch site North Korea has secretly build a more capable missile launch facility in Pongdong-ni on its west coast.


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The information was released by Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., senior analyst with Jane's, and Tim Brown, an imagery analyst.

John Pike from GlobalSecurity.org said the new facility allows the North Koreans to conduct multiple test flights in a short time.

While the United States has not officially confirmed the news, South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-Hee told the parliament's defense committee that the site is 80 percent completed.


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The map above shows the engine test facility.

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