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 01How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 02New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 03How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins 04What to make of the stunning collapse in value of North Korean won 05What to know about Kim Yong Bok, the man leading North Korean troops in Russia 06If Trump: How erratic leader’s reelection could scramble North Korea policy 07North Korea’s admission of drone incursion exposes glaring gaps in air defenses 08The war in Ukraine is transforming how Europe perceives North Korean threats

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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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