N.Korea Builds New Submarine Base
North Korea is in the midst of building a new naval base on the east coast to accommodate submarines capable of firing submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), says IHS Jane's Defence Weekly.
North Korea is building a new naval base at Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province for new 3,000-ton submarines that carry submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
Based on analysis of satellite imagery, the defense weekly said the North is building the facility just south of the Sinpo shipyard on the east coast.
The purpose of the new naval base is presumed to be housing submarines larger than the Sinpo-class, the report added. The existing Sinpo-class submarine can hold only one SLBM at a time.
