"Construction of ICBM and Other Ballistic Missile Facilities Underway Near Pyongyang, North Korea"

US Claims in 'Beyond Division' Report
All Missiles Likely Storable
Abandoned Nearby Underground Facility Also Reactivated

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] It has been analyzed that North Korea is about to complete a new facility presumed to be related to the expansion of its ballistic missile program near 'Sinri,' close to Pyongyang Sunan International Airport.

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The U.S. North Korea information site 'Beyond Parallel' claimed this on the 5th (local time) through a report titled 'Sinri Ballistic Missile Support Facility.'

Beyond Parallel explained that among the buildings in this facility, one with a high ceiling is large enough to accommodate the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and all of North Korea's ballistic missiles.

This facility has not been publicly known until now. Beyond Parallel reported that construction of this facility began around mid-2016, located southwest of Sunan Airport and about 17 km northwest of Pyongyang.

The facility consists of three large buildings connected by drive-through vehicle access, a large nearby underground facility, a railroad terminal concealed to avoid satellite observation, and a residential complex. It is relatively close to a ballistic missile parts manufacturing plant near Pyongyang.

Beyond Parallel called this facility the 'Sinri Ballistic Missile Support Facility,' reasoning that it appears to be designed to support ballistic missile operations.

However, they approached the exact function of the facility cautiously. Based on the arrangement and scale of the buildings and underground facilities, it suggests that it could be used to assemble parts transported by rail from nearby ballistic missile parts factories such as Taesong Machine Factory, but it is also expected that it might be used for maintenance or storage of all North Korean ballistic missiles, transporter erector launchers (TEL and MEL), and transporter erector (TE) vehicles.

They further projected that the facility would be ready for operation by the end of this year or early next year.

The underground facility located here also draws attention. This facility was used during wartime to protect equipment of the fighter aviation regiment stationed at Sunan Airport, but after the aviation regiment relocated elsewhere, it was used for general equipment and vehicle storage.

Beyond Parallel suggested that although this facility was abandoned until its reactivation, its size is large enough to easily accommodate all of North Korea's ballistic missiles, launchers, and support vehicles, raising the possibility of its reuse as a ballistic missile-related facility.

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