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ICBM work continues in Pyongyang, images showNorth Korea appears to be furtively constructing at least one new liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) based on activity detected at its Sanum-dong research facility in northern Pyongyang, multiple media outlets reported on Monday and Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence officials. The Washington Post released the first report on Monday, saying U.S. spy agencies had detected signs that North Korea was constructing new missiles at the Sanum-dong factory, which produced the country’s first ICBM with a reported range that could reach the U.S. mainland. Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken in recent weeks, indicates that work is underway on one or two liquid-fueled ICBMs in Sanum-dong, The Washington Post reported, citing officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share classified intelligence. The report said imagery collected by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency points to ongoing work on at least one Hwasong-15 ICBM at the Sanum-dong plant. When the North tested its powerful Hwasong-15 on Nov. 29 last year, it flew 950 kilometers (590 miles) after peaking at an altitude of 4,475 kilometers. Positioned at a normal angle, South Korean and U.S. authorities believe it could have flown further than 10,000 kilometers, putting the east coast of the United States within reach. Soon afterward, North Korea claimed it had completed its development of nuclear weapons and hasn’t tested a missile since. On Tuesday, Reuters also reported that U.S. satellites detected renewed activity at the Sanum-dong facility, citing a senior U.S. official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that photos and infrared images show vehicles moving in and out of the facility in Sanum-dong but do not indicate how advanced the missile construction might be. One photo shows a truck and covered trailer similar to those that the North has used before to move its ICBMs, the official said, though he could not confirm what the trailer was carrying. The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday further reported that North Korea had constructed two new buildings at Sanum-dong, citing analysis of satellite imagery by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Officials in Seoul did not immediately deny the reports of North Korea building new ICBMs on Tuesday. “It is not appropriate for our military to officially confirm foreign reports citing anonymous officials,” a spokesman for the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “However, our military, through cooperation between South Korea and the United States, closely tracks and monitors trends and activities in key regions in North Korea.” Likewise, Kim Deuk-hwan, deputy spokesman for South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a regular news briefing on Tuesday, “Our government, through close cooperation between related South Korea-U.S. authorities, is closely observing the related trends, but it is difficult for us to speak on intelligence matters.” Since his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June, U.S. President Donald Trump has been boasting of efforts toward Pyongyang’s denuclearization. In a tweet on June 13, one day after the summit, he wrote, “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.” BY SARAH KIM [kim.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
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बीबीसी । अमेरिकासँगको सम्बन्ध सुधारपछि उत्तर कोरिया नयाँ ब्यालेस्टिक मिसाइल निर्माणको काम गरिरहेको देखिएको छ । अमेरिकी मिडियाको रिपोर्टमा उत्तर कोरिया नयाँ ब्यालेस्टिक मिसाइल निर्माणको काम गरिरहेको देखिएको दाबी गरिएको हो । वाशिङटन पोस्टले अमेरिकी अधिकारिहरुलाई उद्धृत गर्दै जासूसी उपग्रहहरुले उत्तर कोरियाको ब्यालेस्टिक मिसाइल निर्माण स्थलमा गतिविधिहरु देखेको समाचार प्रकाशित गरेको छ । समाचार एजेन्सी रोयटर्सले एक अधिकारीको हवाला दिँदै नयाँ मिसाइल निर्माणको काम कुन स्तरसम्म पुगेको भन्ने बारेमा स्पष्ट हुन नसकेको जनाएको छ । सोमवारको ‘द वाशिङटन पोस्ट’ अखबारले अधिकारीहरुलाई उद्धृत गर्दै उत्तर कोरियाको राजधानी प्योङयाङ नजिकै सानुमडोङमा एक अथवा दुई तरल ईन्धनयुक्त अन्तरमहाद्वीपीय ब्यालेस्टिक मिसाइलहरु (आईसीबीएम) बनाइदै गरेको जनाएको छ । उक्त निर्माण स्थलमा उत्तर कोरियाले अमेरिकासम्म पहुँच बनाउन सक्ने आफ्नो पहिलो आईसीबीएम ह्वासोङ–१५ निर्माण गरेको थियो । एक अमेरिकी अधिकारीले रोयटर्ससँगको कुराकानीमा तरल ईन्धनयुक्त आईसीबीएमबाट ठोस ईन्धनयुक्त आईसीबीएम जति अमेरिकालाई खतरा नहुने बताएका छन् । तरल ईन्धन भर्न समय लाग्ने ती अधिकारीको भनाई छ । मिडिलबेरी इन्स्टिट्यूट अफ इन्टरनेशनल स्टडिज (एमआईआईएस) सँग सम्बन्धित विशेषज्ञ जेफरी लुइसले वाशिङटन पोस्टलाई भनेका छन्, “उपग्रहबाट सानुमडोङ स्थलका तस्विरहरुले त्यहाँ काम भइरहेको पुष्टि गर्दछ ।’’ यसबाट अमेरिकासँगको वार्ता पछि पनि उत्तर कोरियाले परमाणु हतियार निर्माणको कामलाई पूर्णतया बन्द नगरेको संकेत देखिएको छ । अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रम्प र उत्तर कोरियाका नेता किम–जोङ–उनबीच गत जुन महिनामा ऐतिहासिक वार्ता भएको थियो । वार्ता पछि दुबै देशका नेताहरुले उत्तर कोरियाको परमाणु कार्यक्रम समाप्त गर्ने दिशामा काम गर्ने प्रतिक्रिया दिएका थिए । त्यस्तै वार्ता पछि अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले उत्तर कोरिया परमाणु खतरा नरहेको बताएका थिए । यद्यपि अमेरिकामा घरेलु स्तरमा ट्रम्पको आलोचना पनि भएको थियो । ट्रम्पले किम–जोङ–उनलाई परमाणु हतियार समाप्त गर्ने कुनै ठोस प्रतिवद्धता बिना नै खुकुलो अवस्था सिर्जना गरेको भन्दै आलोचकहरुको भनाई थियो ।