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Satellites uncover North Korea By Adrian Brown BBC News North Korea is one of the most secretive states in the world. Its citizens cannot travel abroad and have little, if any contact with those who visit their country. The few tourists who do make it are carefully herded to a handful of destinations and rarely get off the beaten track. Yet, thanks to satellite imagery and the internet, North Korea's secretive world is gradually being unveiled. Here is a series of remarkable photographs showing aspects of North Korea's hidden world that are rarely seen by outsiders, as well as some...

At first, the photos would not be seen. To see them properly, click the following link first, which will bring you to the source site, followed by pushing "back" button of your browser. You will see that photos appear properly here:http://brd3.chosun.com/brd/view.html?tb=BEMIL085&pn=6&num=72541 Note: The source site has a protection mechansim against displaying its photos in another site by using their URL's. That is why I ask you to do the steps above. The locations marked with number 1 and 2 make up the suspected nuclear test site. The description on each location follows in the next two photos. The location marked...

Click on the small image to view a larger version New Post-blast Satellite Imagery from DigitalGlobe Pre-explosion overview of the area of devastion(Source: DigitalGlobe 13 May 2003) Overview of the area of devastion (Source: DigitalGlobe 27 April 2004) Comparative overview of the blast-affected town of Ryongchon Approximate location of the explosion(Source: DigitalGlobe 13 May 2003) Approximate location of the explosion, post-blast The explosion's crater appears to have been partially filled in(Source: DigitalGlobe 27 April 2004) Comparative overview of the approximate location of the explosion in the town of Ryongchon The Ryongchon Primary School, pre-explosion(Source: DigitalGlobe 13 May 2003) The...