ICBM Heads for Donchang-ri Launch Base

Dongchang-ri
South Korean authorities made public on Monday, "On May 30th, a new North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was transported from the train station at the Saneum-dong Arms Laboratory near Pyongyang, not to Moosudan-ri in Hwadae, North Hamkyung Province, but to Dongchang-ri, Cheolsan, North Pyongan Province, to a newly constructed launch base."

According to the U.S. and South Korean intelligence authorities, the base in Dongchang-ri has been under construction since early in 2000 and was supposedly completed in May of this year. Moving the ICBM to the missile base in Dongchang-ri signals its completion.

The intelligence authorities believe that the missile base in Dongchang-ri has better facilities than the Moosudan-ri base where the last long-range rocket launch took place on April 5.

Read more