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June 26, 2013

Satellite images show tunnelling at N. Korea test site
Seoul (AFP) June 26, 2013
Satellite imagery has revealed new tunnelling work at North Korea's nuclear test site, but nothing that points to an imminent detonation, a US research institute said Wednesday. The activity appears to have begun in late April - at the height of a recent surge in inter-Korean tensions - and gathered momentum over the next few months, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University posted on its 38 North web site. The tunnelling at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site - evidenced by a large new ... read more

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