26 July 2016

News Story: North Korea building bigger submarine pens

by Geoff Ziezulewicz

North Korea is building fortified structure with what appears to be two covered docks that could shelter ballistic missile submarines, IHS Jane's Defence Weekly reports.

Located south of the Singpo shipyard and near the Mayang-do naval base on the east coast, the new facility could be the largest active military building project in North Korea presently, Jane's reported Friday.

Commercial satellite imagery reveals that construction of the base began sometime between August 2009 and November 2012, Jane's said.

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