Rebuilding at N. Korea’s rocket site ‘almost complete’ — Seoul 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseNorth Korea has almost completed rebuilding a long-range rocket site it had promised to close, Seoul lawmakers told reporters Friday after a closed-door meeting with South Korean intelligence officials. Shortly after the end of the Hanoi summit, a series of satellite images emerged suggesting increased activity at the North’s Sohae rocket site, triggering international alarm that the nuclear-armed state might be preparing a long-range or space launch. But earlier this month the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said there was “deliberate and purposeful” activity going on at the Sohae rocket site. Friday’s latest assessment by Seoul could suggest a reversal in policy by Kim, who agreed to shut the Sohae site at a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang last year.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 29, 2019 09:00 UTC