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North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Floodwaters Wash Out Bridges and...
Commercial satellite imagery indicates that the portal area of North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site incurred minor storm damage after the heavy summer rains, a pattern observed following the...
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Tapchon Naval Base: Planned Naval Base Makes the Most of Natural Defenses
Kim Jong Un’s visit to Tapchon—the future home to one of the country’s flagship naval bases—is expected to kick-start a significant construction project on North Korea’s east coast. The new base will...
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Major Construction at Nampho Port
Commercial satellite imagery indicates a large structure is under construction on one of the repair ways at Nampho Port. While the purpose of the structure is unclear, it is unlike other recent...
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Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Modernization Efforts Continue Apace
Commercial satellite imagery reveals modernization efforts at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station have steadily progressed since the failed launch of a Malligyong-1-1 reconnaissance...
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Uiju Military Airfield Welcomes Back Bombers
North Korea’s Uiju Airfield is back in business. Commercial satellite imagery shows the return of 31 Ilyushin IL-28 medium-range bombers to the base, ending a three-and-a-half-year absence while the...
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North Korea Construction at the East and West Border Crossings
Just over a week since North Korea demolished the two main road and rail links connecting it to South Korea, commercial satellite imagery indicates work has begun on a new border fortification or...
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Quick Take: Large Trenches Across Former Border Links
Commercial satellite imagery shows that two large, well-defined trenches now slice through the land that once carried roads and railways that linked North and South Korea. The work began almost...
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Quick Take: China Marks Up New Customs Area
Commercial satellite imagery indicates China continues to take steps towards completion of a new, modern customs post on its border with North Korea across the New Yalu River Bridge. Work at the...
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