美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-2-7

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They understand they are being watched twenty-four seven by satellites from many countries so they have invested in underground facilities to conceal¹ their missile. 

A lounch could be imminent². North Korea will likely say it's lauching a satellite into space. But the US officials and analysts³ believe the regime has a ulterior motive⁴.

What could the more dangerous possibility be?

  When North Korea says it's launching a satellite, it's important and significant in the potentially dangerous capability,but even more dangerous,North Korea is testing a missile,perfecting a missile likely to launch a warhead against the United States and other countries.

Analysts say Kim's missile testing is a major threat because his regime is thought to have made progress towards minimumneutralizing nuclear warheads to fit on missiles that could strike targets in Asia,possibly even Hawaii or Seatle.It's not clear if those missiles have been sufficiently⁵ tested to be effective, but the fact that Kim and his scientists are working feverishly⁶ towards that even has Kim's troubled ally in Beijing worry tonight.

China is closely watching the current situation and it's seriously concerned about this development.

The Chinese are already furious with Kim for conducting North Korea's fourth nuclear bomb test earlier this month.It's part of a deep down swing in its relationship since the young dictator took power. Experts say Chinese president Xi and his aids have never liked Kim.

Cold personality around this family, dynasty in North Korea was utter delusion⁷. So they don't like the North Koreans.ONe of the prime inner locketers between China and North Korea was Zhang, Kim's uncle, who he had publically executed, which also caused illwill among Chinese.

But analysts says as angry as Chinese is with Kim,they say what China fears most is a collapse⁸ of Kim's regime that will lead to the instability at China's border and possibly millions of North Korean refugees streaming into China. They are constantly worried about that.

The group thirty-eight North which monitors satellite images from North Korea says the pictures indicate the North Korea may, they may be getting ready to test what's called a ? intermediate ballistic missile or they may be testing the engines for one of those missiles. If that's the case,it is worrysome because the ? could be made into a mobile ballistic missile system and the US and its allies would have difficulty tracking

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