A South Korean government sources said today that North Korea may test-fire a mid-long-range missiles and the missile may be a "Taepodong-2" missiles, improved, with a range of more than 4000 km.

Reported that the condition of anonymity, sources said intelligence agencies suspected the United States and South Korea improved "Taepodong-2" objects to Pyongyang last week by train from the outskirts of the Institute of weapons destined for the north-east of North Hamgyong Dance Water-ri.

The source said: "We believe that the object to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is no doubt." He added that the size of the object with North Korea on April 5 this year, fired a rocket similar to the Pacific.

He also said that North Korea has begun to object to the east coast of the country is located in Musudan-ri missile launchers. He said: "The missile could be improved 'Taepodong-2' missiles, and a range of more than 4000 km." It is learned that the "Taepodong-2" to reach the theoretical range of the western United States.

The source also said that despite the establishment of launchers normally takes two months, but the process can be shortened to two weeks. In other words, North Korea in mid-June the first to be fired a long-range missiles.

Observers here have speculated that North Korea is likely to June 16 in the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met with Obama President of the United States fired missiles at a time when. South Korean diplomats as a major presidential palace said: "North Korea is likely to be held in South Korea-US summit press the launch button before and after."

2009-5-30