Images suggest N.Korea building ballistic subs

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[wastedyears]

Deep state CIA.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Army Air Corps]

I've read reports that the vertical launch tube is in the aft end of the sail, but that doesn't sound too practical to me...

The Soviet Navy's Golf class subs were configured that way.

[MeganC]

Agreed. I’d also suspect that all they’re doing is just assembling something that was provided to them by China, Russia, Germany, or maybe even the Netherlands.

[Crucial]

It would be a logical next step.

[TXnMA]

I hadn't planned on going to this trouble, but as a counterpoise to free_life's "contribution", here's some solid intel re Nork submarines and their bases at Sinpo:

As I mentioned earlier, at coordinates

Latitude: 40.025417°
Longitude: 40.025417°

DPRK's lone "Gorae"-class SSB is docked in its own pen at Sinpo:

     

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The main Nork submarine base is on the island immediately offshore from Sinpo city.

The colors in the graphic above are wrong. Operational Romeos (at top in poster, above) are equipped with a dark gray anechoic coating. Romeo refits -- including adding the anechoic coating -- are done in the drydock on the island, at

Lat: 39.997814°
Lon: 128.200215°

At left, a Romeo is in the drydock, being refurbished,, while two more are moored, awaiting refit. At right, the drydock is flooded, and the refurbished Romeo, with its new dark gray anechoic coating, is moored between two other Romeos. (Note the three mini-subs now moored at middle left...)

To the northwest of the drydock, there is a large cove, with several submarine mooring sites.

At lower left (Lat: 39.993408°, Long: 128.210340°) there is a pier that usually has several Romeos and, possibly mini-subs, moored alongside.

At middle right, (Lat: 39.996114°, Long: 128.214940°) there is a dock that usually has at least five Romeos moored alongside.

At top center in this photo, there is a Romeo, returning from patrol.

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To the northeast (upper right) of this photo, at Lat: 40.000053°, Lon: 128.218490°, there s a dock complex where several minisubs and patrol boats -- plus the occasional frigate -- are usually docked:

Occasionally re-visiting the coordinates provided above, plus using Google Earth's "Time Slider" (clock icon on menu bar) can provide interesting intel re the activities of DPRK's submarine fleet.

TXnMA
  

[TXnMA]

"North Korea can’t build their own subway cars but you expect me to believe that they’re constructing one of the most complex machines on Earth?"

For a different (illustrated) view, see # 26...

TXnMA
  

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks! I keep track of the Russian Navy’s facilities via Google Earth, and, now, I can keep tabs on the DPRK’s naval facilities.

[TXnMA]

"Thanks! I keep track of the Russian Navy’s facilities via Google Earth, and, now, I can keep tabs on the DPRK’s naval facilities."

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You're welcome!

RE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3779961/posts?page=26#26:

I haven't yet figured out how to share .KML files via FR - have you?

That would be a huge improvement:

1. FR wouldn't have to use bandwidth sharing all those images.

2. I wouldn't have to go through the image processing, FTPing, etc. -- and use up bandwidth by hosting them on my own server.

3. You'd have clickable KML "Placemark" files that, when clicked, would "drop you right in on" exactly the Google Earth view I'm observing.

4. You automatically would have files in your G-E "KML Catalog" that would allow you to review those same locations (across time) whenever you wanted to...

5. And -- each "Placemark 'push-pin" file would only be <5Kb -- total!

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For example, the 1,749 byte (un-compressed) KML file for a close-up view of the USS Pueblo --
docked in the middle of Pyongyang as a propaganda attraction -- looks like this...
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<Document>
	<name>KmlFile
	<StyleMap id="m_ylw-pushpin170">
		<Pair>
			<key>normal
			<styleUrl>#s_ylw-pushpin022
		</Pair>
		<Pair>
			<key>highlight
			<styleUrl>#s_ylw-pushpin_hl04
		</Pair>
	</StyleMap>
	<Style id="s_ylw-pushpin022">
		<IconStyle>
			<scale>1.1
			<Icon>
				<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png
			</Icon>
			<hotSpot x="20" y="2" xunits="pixels" yunits="pixels"/>
		</IconStyle>
	</Style>
	<Style id="s_ylw-pushpin_hl04">
		<IconStyle>
			<scale>1.3
			<Icon>
				<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png
			</Icon>
			<hotSpot x="20" y="2" xunits="pixels" yunits="pixels"/>
		</IconStyle>
	</Style>
	<Placemark>
		<name>USS Pueblo
		<LookAt>
			<gx:TimeStamp>2017-04-23

			<gx:ViewerOptions>
				<gx:option name="historicalimagery">
				<gx:option enabled="0" name="sunlight">
				<gx:option enabled="0" name="streetview">
			</gx:ViewerOptions>
			<longitude>125.7397300505579
			<latitude>39.04048652047991
			<altitude>0
			<heading>-3.662677217177532e-05
			<tilt>0
			<range>133.9595895479009
			<gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor
		</LookAt>
		<styleUrl>#m_ylw-pushpin170
		<Point>
			<gx:drawOrder>1
			<coordinates>125.73973,39.040487,0
		</Point>
	</Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>

...and, when clicked on, produces a view like this:

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John, I do this all the time with my archeological clients via e-mail.
Do you see any way we could exchange these little files via FR?

Many thanks!

TXnMA
  

[AmericanInTokyo]

Interesting stuff.