Satellite images show activity at North Korean nuclear test site
The Guardian|March 09, 2022
Commercial satellite imagery shows construction at North Korea's nuclear testing site for the first time since it was closed in 2018, US-based analysts said yesterday, adding to concerns the country could resume testing major weapons.
Satellite images show activity at North Korean nuclear test site

Images captured by satellite on Friday showed very early signs of activity at the Punggye-risite, including construction of a new building, repair of another building, and what is possibly some lumber and sawdust, specialists at the California-based James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) said in a report.

“The construction and repair work indicate that North Korea has made some decision about the status of the test site," the report said.

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