North Korea Building Missile Launch Site
According to South Korea, North Korea is building a missile launch site capable of firing advanced rockets. South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee told his country’s parliament that North Korea began building the site about eight years ago, and the site is 80 percent complete.
North Korea has about 200 Nodong missiles with a range of 800 miles, capable of reaching Japan. The country also has 600 Scud-type missiles that may be capable of reaching South Korea. Last month, a South Korean newspaper reported that North Korea was updating a missile launch site located on the coast of North Hamkyong to possibly test-launch a Taepodong-2.
Last month, the U.S. removed North Korea from a state terrorist sponsors list in return for allowing inspections of areas suspected of nuclear activity. As part of the deal, North Korea will disable a source of weapons-grade plutonium, the Yongbyon reactor.
(Source: AP – Photo source: Reuters)
Tags: Japan, Lee Sang-hee, Nodong missiles, North Korea, South Korea, Taepodong-2