A U.S. military satellite has observed developments at the North Korean Punggye-ri nuclear test site that constitute "imminent signs" of a coming nuclear test, a senior Pentagon official has told American news network CNN.
The satellite images were reported to show one of the tunnel entrances covered by a tarpaulin, typically used to hide the delivery of equipment or indeed a nuclear device to the underground system in preparation for a test.
A U.S. military satellite has observed developments at the North Korean Punggye-ri nuclear test site that constitute "imminent signs" of a coming nuclear test, a senior Pentagon official has told American news network CNN.
The satellite images were reported to show one of the tunnel entrances covered by a tarpaulin, typically used to hide the delivery of equipment or indeed a nuclear device to the underground system in preparation for a test.
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