Satellite images of a North Korean submarine facility show what appears to be a missile tube being developed for a future ballistic missile submarine.
The commercial imagery was disclosed Tuesday in an article published Tuesday by the group 38 North.
The photos show was appears to be a test stand for a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
“A review of commercial satellite imagery since 2010 covering submarine bases and submarine shipyards has identified a new test stand at the North’s Sinpo South Shipyard, probably intended to explore the possibility of launching ballistic missiles from submarines or of a shipboard vertical launch ballistic missile capability,” wrote Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., a North Korea expert with AllSource Analysis, Inc.
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