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“Nothing new” in Monday’s CSIS report on North Korean missile bases, ROK says

Seoul also attacks New York Times coverage, insists Pyongyang has "never deceived" President Trump

The South Korean presidential office on Tuesday dismissed the findings of a major report by a U.S. think tank as “nothing new,” with a spokesperson also insisting that the DPRK has never committed to dismantling the reportedly “undeclared” Sakkanmol ballistic missile base.

Open-source satellite imagery taken in March and published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on Monday identified an undeclared operational missile base for short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) known as Sakkanmol.

The Washington DC-based think thank also said it had identified an additional 12 out of an estimated 20 North Korean missile bases that remain “undeclared” by the