21 March 2016

News Story: N. Korea nuclear test site ready for new tests - monitor

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North Korea could carry out another nuclear test at any time, a US think tank has suggested, after analysing satellite imagery from Pyongyang's main testing site.

Activity at the Punggye-ri underground facility suggested the North was maintaining tunnels as well as cleaning up after its internationally condemned detonation in January, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said on Friday.

"It is highly likely that (the) site is capable of supporting additional tests at any time," it said on its closely watched 38North website.

Satellite images taken this month supported theories that there were unused test chambers at the site and showed activity around the main support area, with numerous vehicle tracks and footpaths visible, it said.

Read the full story at SpaceDaily