Satellite images of Mount Mantap from Sept. 1 and Sept. 4, before and after North Korea’s latest nuclear test deep under the mountain. Credit Planet Labs
New York Times: Satellite Images of North Korea Show Landslides at Nuclear Test Site
Analysts peering at satellite images of North Korea after the latest nuclear test reported Tuesday that they had spotted many landslides and wide disturbances at the country’s test site, in the North’s mountainous wilds. Tunnels for the nuclear blasts are deep inside Mount Mantap, a mile-high peak.
“These disturbances are more numerous and widespread than what we have seen from any of the five tests North Korea previously conducted,” three experts wrote in an analysis for 38 North, a website run by the U.S.-Korea Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
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More News On Satellite Images That Show Possible Landslides At The North Korean Nuclear Site (Update)
First satellite images show unprecedented landslides from North Korea nuke test -- Asia Times
North Korea nuclear site show 'disturbances,' landslides -- UPI
North Korea nuclear testing: Mountain may be at risk of collapse after heart blasted out by hydrogen bomb -- News.com.au
N. Korea nuclear test 'caused landslides' -- NST/AFP
North Korea nuclear test site could collapse and spread radiation across region, scientists say -- Washington Examiner
