North Korea has
recently improved its ballistic missile launch facility at Musudan-ri
(on the northeast coast) and several of the new features are identical
to those first seen at the Iranian Semnan launch complex. This is yet
another bit of evidence that Iran and North Korea have been sharing
ballistic missile technology.
Musudan-ri was completed four years ago and featured an
underground fueling system. This made it much easier to prepare one of
their multistage ballistic missiles for launch. Prep time could be
reduced from 4-5 days to 1-2 days. Previously, the missile would be
surrounded by fuel trucks, special equipment and technical personnel
before launch. But now most of that is hidden from view. Thus, with so
much of the launch preparation underground, space satellites see less
obvious signs of an impending launch. But many aspects of the base are
in plain sight and visible to photo satellites.
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