A South Korean official told NHK two new two-stage missiles, "similar" to the midrange ballistic missile Musudan, is being deployed north of Pyongyang. File Photo by KCNA
China is
monitoring North Korea missile launches with a new radar.
North Korea placed two new intercontinental
ballistic missiles into position in an area north of Pyongyang, a Japanese
television network reported.
NHK reported Sunday two ICBMs that may be equipped with newly
developed engines might have been deployed ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration Friday.
A South Korean military official who
spoke on the condition of anonymity told NHK the two missiles can be
"launched at any time."
Last week, Yonhap reported two new road-mobile ICBMs were recently captured by South Korea military intelligence.
The new road-mobile ICBMs appear to be shorter than Pyongyang's
other versions, including the 19-20 meters in length KN-08 and the
17-18-meter-long KN-14, officials had told the South Korean news agency.
According to NHK, the South Korean official said the
"two-stage missile is similar to the medium-range ballistic missile
Musudan. The first stage of the missile is different from the Musudan, and may
be equipped with a newly developed engine."
China, which shares an 880-mile border with North Korea, is wary
of Pyongyang's provocations and has warned its neighbor about weapons
development.
The Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, a
nongovernmental organization in Hong Kong, said Sunday China has installed a
new radar at a missile base in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, in northeastern
China.
The center quoted data on movements, provided by Chinese missile
analysts, that states the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has deployed
high-performance radar at missile base 51 in Sujiatun, in order to closely
monitor the movements of North Korea's ICBMs.
The analysts pointed out the radar at the Shenyang base will be
able to easily monitor and track a North Korea launch of an ICBM.
The PLARF is a Chinese tactical missile force of about 110,000
troops, with headquarters for operations located at Qinghe, Beijing. PLARF
oversees subordinate missile bases in Shenyang, Qimen, Luoyang, Kunming, Baoji,
Huaihua and Xining.
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