Foreign Policy

North Korea may be rebuilding launch facility after inconclusive summit

By Katelyn Caralle
Published March 6, 2019 12:58pm ET
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North Korea may be rebuilding launch facility after inconclusive summit
People watch a TV screen showing an image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. | (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

North Korea appears to be rebuilding part of a missile testing facility, according to satellite images and analysis.

Two websites that monitor North Korea, Beyond Parallel and 38 North, observed activity at the Sohae Tongchang-ri satellite launch facility, which was previously used to test long-range missile engines.

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