A secret base in North Korea from where it can launch a missile attack on the United States

Satellite images have revealed a large secret North Korean missile base on the border with China, and it is believed that it contains destructive nuclear warheads. It is believed that the base is designed to contain long-range missiles, which can hit the territory of the United States.

The existence of this secret base was discovered after the report of the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies. The report states that they located an underground military base, which is used to house intercontinental ballistic missiles, only 24 kilometers from the border with China.

Analysts say the site was chosen to deter US preventive strikes against North Korean weapons, as the country continues to expand and modernize its arsenal.

In January alone, North Korea launched 11 missiles, including the Hwasong-12 intermediate ballistic missile, prompting the United States to seek additional sanctions from the United Nations.

North Korea is not expected to launch new missiles in February, probably out of respect for China, which is hosting the Winter Olympics. But observers fear that the provocations will continue when the WOG ends, so North Korea is trying to encourage the Biden administration to continue negotiations, reports the New York Times.

North Korea launched its last intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch in 2017. If Kim launches one such rocket this year, it will most likely be from vehicles housed in a base such as Hoejung-ni, a facility mentioned in a new report.

Although it is unclear whether Hoejung-ni is fully operational, most analysts believe ICBM would be launched from the area. Hoejung-ni is the second possible military base where the ICMB is located in North Korea. Besides it, the Yusang-ni base is also known, which was identified in 2019, and is located 95 kilometers from Pyongyang.

North Korea has long hidden its vital military assets in caves, underground bunkers and tunnels.

Construction activities in Hoejung-ni and the nearby Yeongjeo-dong plant were first reported in 2018. But a new report claims to be the first to confirm that Hoejung-ni is a military base where rockets are stored. Researchers also used new satellite imagery to provide updated details on the entrances to underground facilities, ancillary buildings and concrete shelters where rockets and fuel are located.

North Korea has been storing its military weapons deep underground since 1962, after suffering devastating losses from the U.S. Air Force in the 1950-1953 Korean War. U.S. and South Korean officials estimate that there are now 6,000 to 8,000 underground facilities in North Korea, which increases the country’s ability to withstand sudden attacks.

Some have been excavated below the northern slopes of the rugged mountains facing China, making it difficult for American and South Korean planes to target its entrances without provoking Beijing.

The location of Pyongyang’s nuclear missiles is one of the most closely guarded secrets in the North Korean army. In 2017, the Pentagon told Congress that the only way to locate and destroy all components of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program would be through a ground invasion.