[크리스마스 선물] 점점 증폭되고 있는 북 ICBM 발사 준비 정황 VIDEO: Satellite photos show 'activity ramping up at North Korea weapons factory' as experts fear Kim Jong-un could deliver
Satellite photos show 'activity ramping up at North Korea weapons factory' as experts fear Kim Jong-un could deliver on his to taunt to drop a 'Christmas surprise' on the United States
Experts believe North Korea could be preparing to launch a long-range nuclear missile in the coming days
Satellite images from one of the country's missile sites shows activity has been ramping up within the past month
Experts are 'tracking North Korea's actions by the hour... bracing for an imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching American shores
On Sunday, Kim Jong-un called a meeting with members of his party to organize the bolstering of the nation's military - a sign of impending trouble
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spent 75 minutes on the phone Saturday in order to coordinate a response to North Korean threats
Pyongyang recently claimed it would deliver the US a 'Christmas surprise'
Kim Jong-un is 'growing increasingly frustrated' by US refusal to lift economic sanctions against his country and may abandon all diplomatic efforts
By ANDREW COURT and ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 17:00 GMT, 22 December 2019 | UPDATED: 23:54 GMT, 22 December 2019
[크리스마스 선물] 점점 증폭되고 있는 북 ICBM 발사 준비 정황 위성사진은 장거리 핵미사일을 생산하고 있는 것으로 추정되는 북한의 작업현장에서 활동이 활발해지는 것을 보여주는 것으로 보인다. 일요일 NBC가 단독 입수한 이 사진들은 북한이 앞으로 며칠 안에 ICBM 시험 발사를 준비하고 있다는 추측을 증폭시켰다. 위성사진에 따르면 작업현장의 임시 구조물은 12월에 걸쳐 건설된 것으로 나타났다. 전문가들은 이것이 '발사대 인양을 위한 것'으로 보고 있다. 제프리 루이스 미들베리 국제문제연구소 동아시아비확산프로그램 국장은 NBC방송과의 인터뷰에서 "북한이 ICBM 발사대를 생산하거나 개조할 때 이 구조를 구축한다고 믿는다"고 말했다. 북한이 최근 몇 년간 관계가 완화되고 있는 트럼프 행정부와 외교적 노력을 포기할지도 모른다는 우려가 커지고 있는 가운데 나온 것이다. 한국을 방문한 비건 미국무부 부장관/중앙일보 일요일, 북한 지도자인 김정은은 군사력을 증강하기 위한 조치를 결정하기 위해 주요 여당 회의를 소집함으로써 국제적인 경각심을 더욱 고조시켰다. 조선중앙통신은 이 회의에서 '급변하는 상황과 한국 혁명의 중대한 시기에 따라, 전체 군대를 강화하기 위한 중요한 조직적, 정치적 조치와 군사적 조치'를 다루었다고 말했다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator |
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Satellite photos appear to show activity ramping up at a North Korean work site that is believed to be producing long-range nuclear missiles.
The images, obtained exclusively by NBC on Sunday, have increased speculation that the communist regime is preparing to carry out an ICBM [intercontinental ballistic missile] test in the coming days.
Satellite photos appear to show activity ramping up at a North Korean work site that is believed to be producing long-range nuclear missiles. This image was captured on December 19
The satellite pictures show that a temporary structure at the work site has been constructed over the course of December. Experts believe it has been erected to 'accommodate the raising of a launcher arm'.
'We believe North Korea erects this structure when the facility is involved in producing or modifying ICBM launchers,' Jeffrey Lewis, the director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, told NBC.
It comes amid growing alarm that North Korea may abandon diplomatic efforts with the Trump administration that has seen a thaw in relations in recent years.
Kim Jong-un appears to have all but abandoned diplomacy talks with the US, after convening a meeting with his party on Sunday. He is pictured with President Trump in June
On Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un further fueled international alarm by convening a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to increase the country´s military capability.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the meeting addressed 'important organizational and political measures and military steps to bolster up the overall armed forces … as required by the fast-changing situation and crucial time of the developing Korean revolution'.
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