TOKYO — U.S. satellites have picked up signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile, a Japanese newspaper reported Nov. 23.
North Korea moved missile parts from its military factory in Pyongyang to a launch pad in Tongchang-ri in the country’s far northwest in early November, the Asahi Shimbun said.
The U.S. government has informed its counterparts in Japan and South Korea about the move, the daily said, adding that the three countries had increased vigilance.
The developments came after North Korea carried out a failed rocket launch in April in what the communist state said was an attempt to put a satellite into orbit from the same launch pad.
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