SEOUL, Feb 26 (AP): North Korea has built an underground fuelling facility near a key launch pad, a news report said Thursday, making it harder for spy satellites to detect signs that a missile is being prepared for launch.
The facility was built at the Musudan-ni missile site on North Korea's northeastern coast either late last year or early this year, the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported, citing an unidentified senior South Korean official.
The National Intelligence Service, Seoul's top spy agency, and the defence ministry declined to confirm the report, citing the sensitivity of intelligence matters.
North Korea announced earlier this week that plans to send a communications satellite into orbit as part of its space programme were fully under way. It did not say when the launch would take place, but recent satellite imagery showed brisk activity near the launch pad.
N Korea builds underground fuelling facility
FE Team | Published: February 27, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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