Secret North Korean missile site uncovered

Researchers have uncovered an undeclared ballistic missile operating base in North Korea – one of approximately 20 secret missile sites – according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)


Sino-ri: Operating base serves as missile headquarters, located 212km north of DMZ. Houses regiment-sized unit equipped with Nodong-1 medium-range ballistic missiles

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CSIS revealed first secret missile base in Nov 2018

Estimated maximum range of Nodong-1 missile: 1,500km

Nodong-1: Missiles at Sino-ri could target Korean peninsula and most of Japan with “operational-level nuclear or conventional first strike capability”


CHINA
NORTH KOREA
Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)
Seoul
SOUTH KOREA
Yellow Sea (West Sea)
RUSSIA
Sea of Japan (East Sea)
Sapporo
JAPAN
Tokyo
East China Sea
Okinawa (Japan)
TAIWAN
PACIFIC OCEAN

300km 200 miles


16.2m


Source: CSIS Beyond Parallel 
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