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WP: N. Korea Appears to be Beginning to Close Punngye-ri Nuclear Test Site

News2018-05-11
WP: N. Korea Appears to be Beginning to Close Punngye-ri Nuclear Test Site

New satellite images suggest that North Korea is taking preliminary steps to close its nuclear test site. 

The Washington Post reported on Thursday that images taken since last month’s inter-Korean summit show a steady reduction in the number of buildings around the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site. 

The report was quick to speculate, however, that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be “arranging a performance for the satellites that pass overhead.” 

During the summit between the leaders of the two Koreas, Kim vowed to dismantle the test site, where all six of its nuclear tests have taken place, by May.

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