Kim Jong Un’s private beach used to launch missiles last month: Analysis



Analysis Kim Jong Un’s private beach used to launch missiles last month: Analysis Revelation raises new questions over whether North Korean leader concealed presence at late-January missile tests Colin Zwirko February 8, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCTV (Aug. 11, 2019) \| Kim Jong Un at the lighthouse lookout of his Majon mansion watching a missile launched from his private beach below on Aug. 10, 2019. The same beach was apparently used for a Jan. 27, 2022 missile test. A private beach at Kim Jong Un’s east coast Majon mansion was the launch site of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) on Jan. 27, according to analysis by a researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The findings follow an NK Pro report released Monday that revealed North Korea’s Jan. 25 cruise missile test occurred in front of a luxury hotel next door to Kim’s Majon compound. Joseph Dempsey, a research associate for defense and military analysis at IISS, concluded that the short-range test two days later must have occurred just down the Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 02Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 03How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 04How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 05All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 06No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 07What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 08North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast

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Kim Jong Un’s private beach used to launch missiles last month: Analysis

Revelation raises new questions over whether North Korean leader concealed presence at late-January missile tests

Colin Zwirko February 8, 2022

Kim Jong Un’s private beach used to launch missiles last month: Analysis

KCTV (Aug. 11, 2019) | Kim Jong Un at the lighthouse lookout of his Majon mansion watching a missile launched from his private beach below on Aug. 10, 2019. The same beach was apparently used for a Jan. 27, 2022 missile test.

A private beach at Kim Jong Un’s east coast Majon mansion was the launch site of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) on Jan. 27, according to analysis by a researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

The findings follow an NK Pro report released Monday that revealed North Korea’s Jan. 25 cruise missile test occurred in front of a luxury hotel next door to Kim’s Majon compound.

Joseph Dempsey, a research associate for defense and military analysis at IISS, concluded that the short-range test two days later must have occurred just down the

Kim Jong Un’s private beach used to launch missiles last month: Analysis

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