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DPRK preparing for ICBM launch in mid-June: Yonhap
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-30 12:09

SEOUL, South Korea - Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) appears to be preparing for a long-range missile test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday, citing an informed source.

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The source, asking not to be identified, said an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) was recently spotted on a cargo train near Pyongyang, Yonhap said.

The missile has since been moved to an undisclosed location, according to the source.

"It usually takes about two months to set up a launch pad, but the process could be done in as little as two weeks, which means the North could launch a long-range missile as early as in mid-June," the source said.

The remarks came shortly after a defense source said some activities were spotted at a DPRK's munitions factory used to build long-range missiles.