Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site

North Korea and weapons
of mass destruction

Events Missile tests 1993 2006 2009 2013 2014 Nuclear tests 2006 2009 2013 See also 2013 Korean crisis Korean People's Army Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Ryanggang explosion Sohae Satellite Launching Station Songun Strategic Rocket Forces Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Yongbyon

Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site (Korean: 풍계리 핵실험장) is North Korea's only known nuclear test site and is located in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province. The site is the alleged place where the 2006, 2009 and 2013 nuclear tests took place.

Geography

The site is located in mountainous terrain 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Mantapsan, 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Hwasong concentration camp and 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of Punggye-ri and has three visible tunnel entrances.^[1]

The most proximate place to the possible nuclear underground test site is Chik-tong, a small populated place located at 41°16'00"N 129°06'00"E.^[2] Sungjibaegam is a settlement located 24 kilometres (15 mi) from the tremor of the 2013 test.^[3] Punggye-ri railway station is located at 41°13°0833N Longitude: 129°163611.^[4]

History

On January 2013, Google Maps was updated to include North Korea.^[5] "Nuclear Test Road" can be found near the test site.^[6]

On April 8, 2013, South Korea had observed activity at Punggye-ri, suggesting that a fourth underground test was being prepared.^[7] It was later believed that the tunneling activity that started in April was for a long term project, and that a nuclear test wouldn't occur soon.^[8]

References

↑ Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility, Nuclear Threat Initiative
↑ "Chik-tong, P'unggye-yok / Punggye-ri (Kilju / Kilchu / Kisshu / Gilju)", Global Security
↑ "M5.1 – 24km ENE of Sungjibaegam, North Korea". USGS. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
↑ "Geocode for P'unggye-yok, North Korea: Latitude: 41.130833 / Longitude: 129.163611"
↑ Cavan Sieczkowski (29 January 2013). "Google Maps North Korea: Prison Camps, Nuclear Complexes Pinpointed In New Images (PHOTOS)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
↑ http://maps.google.com/?ll=41.210172,129.110641&spn=0.034803,0.084543&t=m&z=14
↑ "Activity at North’s nuke test site-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". Koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
↑ 38 North (June 25, 2013). "New Tunneling Activity at the North Korean Nuclear Test Site". 38 North. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

Nuclear program of North Korea

Missile tests	1993 North Korean missile test 2006 North Korean missile test 2009 North Korean missile test 2013 North Korean missile tests

Nuclear tests	2006 North Korean nuclear test reactions 2009 North Korean nuclear test reactions 2013 North Korean nuclear test reactions crisis

Topics	North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Timeline of the North Korean nuclear program Nuclear power in North Korea Agreed Framework Six-party talks Japan–North Korea Pyongyang Declaration

Facilities	Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site Sohae Satellite Launching Station Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

UN resolutions	825 1695 1718 1874 1928 1985 2087 2094

Coordinates: 41°16′41″N 129°05′15″E / 41.2780677°N 129.087408°E / 41.2780677; 129.087408