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Dave Schmerler

Writing on ACW 2018–2024 · 15 posts · On the podcast: 3 episodes

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Chabahar Shuffle

Satellite imagery reveals the location of Irans new space launch center being built near the city of Chabahar.

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The stands they are a changin’

Studying North Korea’s ballistic missile program with satellite imagery requires knowing what type of activities to look for, identifying the locations related to missile development and testing, and monitoring those sites to track changes or activities as they happen.  When…

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A boat only a missile could love

Now that we are all looking at Sinpo for signs of further activity involving the TULP (Towed Underwater Launch Platform) and the collocated floating drydock at the semi-refurbished construction hall, I wanted to bring your attention to an interesting vessel…

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A Satellite Imagery Review of the Pyongsan Uranium Mill

The Pyongsan Uranium Concentration Plant and its associated mine are North Korea’s only publicly acknowledged source of uranium yellowcake. [1] From this site, uranium yellowcake is reportedly sent either to the Yongbyon nuclear complex for conversion into fuel elements for…

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Update: Roofing work completed at suspected submarine training facility

Recent satellite images obtained by Planet Labs shows construction activity at the suspected submarine training facility located at the North Korean city of Sinpo.  As previously published in NK News, North Korea appears to have built a larger submarine training…

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Roof repair work spotted at the Pyongsan uranium mill

In exciting news,  Planet Labs snapped its first Skysat (0.8m resolution) image of North Korea’s uranium mill at Pyongsan on April 14, 2020. The image shows North Korea completed roof repair work on the largest building at the complex. This…

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Burn Notice

February and March of 2019 have been very busy for Iran's solid fuel missile team at Shahrud.