This fourth issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the abandoned light water reactor site at Kumho-ri.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

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This fourth issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the abandoned light water reactor site at Kumho-ri.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

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This third issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the Sinpo Shipyard, which plays a crucial role in maintaining North Korea's submarine force.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

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This third issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the Sinpo Shipyard, which plays a crucial role in maintaining North Korea's submarine force.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

beyondparallel.csis.org/sharp-focus-a-…

This third issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the Sinpo Shipyard, which plays a crucial role in maintaining North Korea's submarine force.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

beyondparallel.csis.org/sharp-focus-a-…

This third issue of the @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus series provides a unique view of the Sinpo Shipyard, which plays a crucial role in maintaining North Korea's submarine force.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

beyondparallel.csis.org/sharp-focus-a-…

This issue is the second of several reports providing a unique view of the Sinpo South Shipyard, Sinpo area, and Mayang-do navy facilities using a remarkable high off-nadir (HON) image collected by Maxar Technologies during April 2021.

This image shows the joint Mayang-do patrol boat (PC/PB) and SANGO class (SSC) submarine base, which consists of an extended dock, headquarters, barracks, and housing areas. Five to ten patrol boats and two to five SANGO class submarines are often observed here.

This image provides an overview of the Mayang-do Navy Shipyard and the Mayang-do (Pegumi) midget submarine (SSW) base. Most notable is a large approximately 115-by-25-meter graving dock, which is most frequently seen being occupied by ROMEO class and SANGO class submarines.

Using unique off-nadir imagery collection, this report provides a close-up focus of these facilities, including views of the ROMEO class and SANGO class submarines, and Kim Jong-un’s yacht.

The Mayang-do Navy Shipyard and submarine bases are the largest facilities of their kind in North Korea. As such, they play a crucial role in the operational status, repair, and maintenance of the nation’s submarine force.

This @beyondCSISKorea Sharp Focus report provides a unique view of the Mayang-do Navy Shipyard and submarine bases.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

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Recent satellite imagery provides details into major maintenance and expansion at the Sunchon Airbase, which houses North Korea’s most modern and capable military aircraft in the Korean Air and Air Defense Force (KPAF)’s inventory.

Learn more: cs.is/3h5tdag

Given the timing of the image and its position it is likely that this activity was likely part of the Korean Peoples’ Navy annual summer training cycle.

Underway images of North Korea’s submarines are unusual. This 6/27/21 image shows a ROMEO class submarine maneuvering at the entrance of North Korea’s Mayang-do Navy Base on the east coast.

New satellite imagery analysis provides details into North Korea's major maintenance and expansion project at the Sunchon Airbase.

Report by Joseph Bermudez & Victor Cha / CSIS

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Recent satellite imagery provides details into major maintenance and expansion at the Sunchon Airbase, which houses North Korea’s most modern and capable military aircraft in the Korean Air and Air Defense Force (KPAF)’s inventory.

Learn more: cs.is/3h5tdag

We're hiring at CSIS Korea Chair!

The Deputy Director and Fellow/Senior Fellow will work with Victor Cha to manage the day-to-day workflow of the Chair and will play a key role in advancing all program projects and initiatives.

More information here: careers.csis.org/opportunities/…

For more on the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant, see our March 2021 CSIS Beyond Parallel report about activity there that shows the plant remains operational, continues to be updated and is producing uranium concentrate.

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A Planet image collected on 5/19 shows what appears to be leakage of wastewater at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant.

Wastewater is seen leaking from the first pumphouse at base of the waste pond dam & at beginning of the waste pipeline on the north side of the river.