North Korea Reportedly Razes Towns Near Key Space Test Site

North Korea appears to have razed towns near one of the country’s key missile and satellite testing stations in a sign of possible expansion plans, adding to security concerns in a region already facing uncertainties as the war in Iran drags on.

Two villages, including hundreds of buildings, bordering the Sohae satellite launching station on the country’s western coast were demolished in March, the 38 North program at the Stimson Center said in the report released Thursday.