North Korea could be preparing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile, US researchers say, after resembling a cylindrical object one of the country’s advanced weapons was spotted in satellite imagery of a key testing area taken Thursday.
Researchers with the North Korea-watching 38 North think tank published the results of their analysis Friday after spotting the white object at a shipyard in Sinpo, South Hamgyong province, on the country’s eastern coast. The object, which measured about 11.5 meters long and 1.4 meters wide and appeared to match the dimensions of Pyongyang’s Pukguksong-3 SLBM, was observed near an apparent truck-mounted crane.
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