U.S. officials consider North Korea to be preparing a rocket launch, citing increased activity around the Sohae Satellite Launching Station
U.S. officials consider North Korea to be preparing a rocket launch, citing increased activity around the Sohae Satellite Launching Station
According to Reuters. the United States has seen increased activity around a North Korea site suggesting movement of components and propellant to be able to conduct a space launch in the near future, a U.S. official said on Thursday. "Our concern though is that they do a space-launch but really it's the same technology to develop ICBMs," the official added, referring to inter-continental ballistic missiles. But The Telegraph reports that another official who spoke on condition of anonymity to AFP, said the launch did not appear to be "ballistic-missile related".
The U.S. officials did not mention the exact place where the increased activity is, though North Korea carries out many of its military tests at a site in Kilju County.
"It comes as the UN Security Council discusses imposing fresh sanctions against North Korea after it conducted a fourth nuclear test on 6 January", says BBC.
