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Friday, October 03, 2014

North Korea overhauls launch site to fire longer-range missiles, says US think tank

Unha-3 rocket at Tangachai-Ri Space CentreNorth Korea has completed a major overhaul of its rocket launch site enabling it to fire larger, longer-range rockets, according to a US think tank.

Reclusive North Korea, which is already heavily sanctioned by the United Nations for its missile and nuclear tests, is technically still at war with the South after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. It routinely fires short-range missiles or rockets into waters off its east and west coasts.

A longer-range capability would be bound to concern its sworn enemies, Japan and the United States, whom it regularly threatens with nuclear strikes.

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