SEOUL, South Korea — Analysis published Sunday of recent satellite images fueled concerns that North Korea may be on the brink of another nuclear test or long-range rocket launch. Two days ago, the institute had posted similarly dated images of the North’s nuclear test site that showed activity at all three of its tunnel complexes. Sunday marked 10 years to the day that North Korea carried out its first nuclear test on October 9, 2006 — an underground detonation with such a low yield that it was widely seen as a failure. The North carried out its last successful satellite rocket launch in February — a month after its fourth nuclear test. Last month, North Korea successfully tested a new, high-powered rocket engine, a move Seoul said was designed to showcase its progress towards being able to target the US east coast.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 09, 2016 01:41 UTC