{"id":1426373,"date":"2022-04-08T21:14:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T01:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1426373"},"modified":"2022-04-08T21:14:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T01:14:52","slug":"report-north-korea-revamping-nuclear-test-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-north-korea-revamping-nuclear-test-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: North Korea Revamping Nuclear Test Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-north-korea-revamping-nuclear-test-site%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1426373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Communist North Korea may be rehabilitating the Punggye-ri former nuclear test site, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Friday, citing satellite images showing activity at the location.<\/p>\n<p>Punggye-ri, located on Mount Mantap in the north of the country, hosted all six of North Korea\u2019s known nuclear tests. After the most recent one in 2017, negotiations with the United States resulted in the communist regime claiming that it would shut down the site. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2018\/05\/22\/north-korea-charges-10000-cover-nuclear-site-closure-bans-south-koreans\/\">scamming<\/a> international journalists into paying $10,000 for the luxury of covering the event, Pyongyang staged a flashy \u201cdemolition\u201d of the nuclear test site in 2018. Journalists were only invited to witness an explosion at the entrance to one of four known tunnels at the site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n[embedded content]\n<p>Yonhap, citing satellite images from Austria\u2019s Open Nuclear Network, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20220408002000325?section=nk\/nk\">reported<\/a> on Friday that the images appear to show the construction of a new tunnel entrance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DPRK likely established a preliminary entrance to Tunnel 3 and started excavation of the tunnel structure,\u201d the Open Nuclear Network report read in part. The report Yonhap based itself on was published on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New satellite images show ongoing developments at \u1f1f\ud83c\uddf5 Punggye-ri nuclear weapon test site: continuing excavation and restoration of a previously existing but yet unused nuclear weapon test tunnel can be observed. <br \/>Find out more in our new brief\u27a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eMkXzvXACs\">https:\/\/t.co\/eMkXzvXACs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/50j40qpD6l\">pic.twitter.com\/50j40qpD6l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Nuclear Network (@OpenNuclear) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenNuclear\/status\/1511750493189648392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOn 28 March 2022, ONN reported signs of increasing activities within the Punggye-ri nuclear weapon test site of the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea (DPRK), especially at Tunnel 3 (also known as the South Portal),\u201d the report <a href=\"https:\/\/oneearthfuture.org\/research-analysis\/update-developments-dprk%E2%80%99s-punggye-ri-nuclear-weapon-test-site-between-24-march\">explained<\/a>. \u201cSince then, available satellite images have shown continuing developments at this location, including clear indications of a newly uncovered tunnel entrance and new spoil piles, and further signs of vehicle traffic. These signs indicate that the excavation of Tunnel 3 has been steadily proceeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North Korea monitoring site 38 North reported similarly last week that satellite images <a href=\"https:\/\/www.38north.org\/2022\/03\/punggye-ri-nuclear-test-site-probably-spoil-at-the-south-portal\/\">indicated<\/a> \u201cnew excavation activity\u201d at Punggye-ri, citing \u201csnow patterns\u201d showing significant vehicle traffic in the area and a \u201cnew spoil pile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat appears to be a new spoil pile has formed across from the Tunnel No. 3 complex \u2026 leading to an area just east of the former tunnel entrance that was exploded as part of site dismantlement efforts in 2018,\u201d 38 North observed. \u201cWhile some reports have suggested North Korea is trying to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2022\/03\/27\/asia-pacific\/us-north-korea-nuclear-test-site-repair\/\">build a shortcut<\/a>\u00a0to these test tunnels, it seems more likely it has chosen to excavate into a stable point rather than digging through the fractured rock around the former entrance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8697132\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2018\/05\/wi\/ap\/24\/b2979e_koreas-tensions-24457-guard-stands-entrance-north-tunnel-north-korea-nuclear.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A guard stands at the entrance of the north tunnel at North Korea\u2019s nuclear test site shortly before it was to be blown up in a media tour of dismantling the test site, at Punggye-ri, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo\/Rafael Wober)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The outlet described the images as showing \u201cprobably excavation activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_6848462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kim-jong-un-north-korea-military-missile-launcher-ap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6848462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/kim-jong-un-north-korea-military-missile-launcher-ap.jpg\" alt=\"This image made from video of an undated still image broadcasted in a news bulletin on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, by North Korea&#039;s KRT shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a missile launcher in North Korea. North Korean state television (KRT) aired on Tuesday video of Kim apparently giving field guidance at the test fire of a Scud-type ballistic missile, which reportedly took place the previous day. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (KRT via AP Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>This image made from video of an undated still image broadcasted in a news bulletin on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, by North Korea\u2019s KRT shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a missile launcher in North Korea. (KRT via AP Video)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new evidence surfacing this week poses a more urgent threat to South Korea and the international community in light of remarks by Kim Yo-jong, the sister of communist dictator Kim Jong-un, threatening a nuclear attack on South Korea this week. Kim Yo-jong issued her statements through North Korean state media and claimed them to be a response to a routine South Korean military update in which the nation\u2019s defense minister expressed confidence that the country could thwart an attack from the North.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13676812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Kim-Yo-jong-side-stare-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13676812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Kim-Yo-jong-side-stare-getty.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea&#039;s leader Kim Jong Un, attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, March 2, 2019. (Photo by JORGE SILVA \/ POOL \/ AFP) (Photo credit should read JORGE SILVA\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea\u2019s leader Kim Jong Un, attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, March 2, 2019. (JORGE SILVA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn case [South Korea] opts for military confrontation with us, our nuclear combat force will have to inevitably carry out its duty,\u201d Kim\u2019s statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/04\/05\/kim-jong-uns-sister-threatens-nuke-south-korea\/\">read<\/a> in part. \u201cA dreadful attack will be launched and the [South Korean] army will have to face a miserable fate little short of total destruction and ruin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim added that Pyongyang would \u201cnot fire even a single bullet or shell toward South Korea\u201d if unchallenged \u201cbecause we do not regard it as a match for our armed forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the clear threat of nuclear attack, Kim Yo-jong published another statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2022\/04\/04\/kim-jong-uns-sister-calls-south-korean-defense-minister-scum-threatens-disaster\/\">calling<\/a> Defense Minister Suh Wook a \u201cscum-like guy\u201d and \u201cconfrontation maniac engrossed in the mindset of confrontation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yoon Suk-yeol, the president-elect of South Korea who will take office in May, is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2022\/04\/06\/south-korea-asks-u-s-for-strategic-assets-kim-jong-uns-sister-threatens-nukes\/\">planning<\/a> to bring Seoul closer to the United States and request \u201cstrategic assets\u201d to protect against a North Korean attack, a pivot way from the policies of incumbent leftist President Moon Jae-in. Yoon sent a delegation to meet with American National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan this week that reportedly requested such assets, a term South Korean typically uses to mean heavier-duty, long-range weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim told reporters this week that he believes another nuclear test in the North, the first since 2017, is possible in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of the upcoming anniversary and the provocation \u2013 provocative actions the DPRK [North Korea] may take, I don\u2019t want to speculate too much, but I think it could be another missile launch, it could be a nuclear test,\u201d Kim <a href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/2022\/04\/07\/national\/northKorea\/sung-kim-north-korea-pyongyang\/20220407172700601.html\">said<\/a>, according to South Korea\u2019s\u00a0<em>JoongAng Ilbo<\/em>.\u00a0\u201cThe important thing is that we, in cooperation and coordination with our allies and partners, are prepared to deal with whatever they may undertake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649240693212000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2G1_7aOrrFB8JlYvlf1xV8\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649240693212000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3KS-3uKdKCZwSOvHwnFV6G\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communist North Korea may be rehabilitating the Punggye-ri former nuclear test site, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Friday, citing satellite images showing activity at the location. 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