Unfortunately, the evidence just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, as analysts from the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said the claims are ungrounded. Their claims are based on recent commercial satellite photos of North Korea's main rocket launch site at Sohae. The researchers say that a launch is hardly possible by October 10 for they saw no evidence of preparations that should otherwise be in full swing by now.
However, new activity was spotted at the country’s nuclear test site at Punggye-ri, according to the research published by the institute on its website, 38 North. On September 17, a satellite detected four large vehicles parked near a tunnel entrance, concealed by camouflage netting, commonly used to disguise activity from overhead inspection.
The UN Security Council condemned North Korea and imposed sanctions on the country for firing its first rocket into space in December 2012 and carrying out a nuclear test in February 2013.
