© DigitalGlobe via ReutersA satellite image of the Sohae launch facility on November 23, showing increased activity at the North Korean missile launch site.
The imagery was released days after a Japanese newspaper, the Asahi Shimbun, reported that U.S. intelligence analysts had detected moves that were seen as preparation by North Korea for a long-range missile launch as early as this month.
DigitalGlobe, which provides commercial satellite imagery to the U.S. government and foreign governments, on Monday released a new image that it said showed increased activity at North Korea's Sohae (West Sea) Satellite Launch Station.
It said the imagery showed more people, trucks and other equipment at the site, a level of activity that was consistent with launch preparations seen before North Korea's failed April 13 rocket launch.
Comment: Wow, a missile that can hit the United States from North Korea ... similar to China, Russia, France or many other countries who have long range ballistic missiles - nuclear or otherwise. Since this is North Korea the writer is talking about, please remember to be scared.