North Korea Completes Secret Missile Base Near The Chinese Border

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies said Hoejung-ni was one of approximately 20 ballistic missile bases that have never been declared by North Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS  

NNYUZ/New York Times: North Korea Builds ICBM Base Near China as Fears of New Test Loom 

SEOUL — North Korea began this year with a record-breaking spate of missile launches, but stopped short of a truly provocative step: ending its self-imposed moratorium on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests​. 

Some experts say that next move could be just a matter of time. 

Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, has already threatened to end the moratorium, saying at a party meeting in January that his country would consider “restarting all temporarily suspended activities” and switching to “more powerful physical means” to deter the United States. 

He has spent several months unveiling new weapon technology. And, according to new research, his military has been building a base strategically located for future ICBM launches.  

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Update #1: N Korea completes secret base for missiles, says US think-tank (Al Jazeera)  

Update #2: US think-tank identifies North Korea base likely intended for ICBMs (Reuters)  

WNU Editor: North Korea is accelerating their testing .... ‘Marked acceleration’ in North Korea missile testing, say UN experts (The Guardian/AP). 

Update #3: I agree .... North Korean ICBM base ‘deliberately’ placed near China to deter preemptive strikes (MSNBC).