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A number of small agricultural settlements are located in close proximity to the test facility. Comparing the 1999 IKONOS imagery with 1971 CORONA imagery, it is clear that there has been a significant expansion in the number of dwellings and associated structures in these settlements. Indeed, the missile test facilities are interspersed with active agricultural areas, and there is no evident security perimeter sepearating the missile test facilities from the surrounding agricultural communities.

It is equally evident that the various built-up areas surrounding the missile test facility have no functional association with this facility. There is a complete absence of residential structures that might be associated with missile test staff, as well as a complete absence of larger structures that might provide "industrial" or other operational support. While the casual use of proximate agricultural dwellings or other structures by missile test staff or operations cannot be excluded, there are no identifiable functionally related modifications in the surrounding communities indicative of such use.

This one-meter resolution black-and-white image of Tae Po Dong, North Korea was collected November 1, 1999 by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite. The image features the Tae Po Dong missile facility.
Credit: "spaceimaging.com."


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