Comments on: New Images Reveal North Korean Bomber Base

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:50:23 +0000

I think it is probably a raising of the flag.

By: kushibo

kushibo — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:40:38 +0000

What do you suppose theyâ€™re doing?

In any other country, I’d imagine they’re doing something Christmas-related, like decorating the town Christmas tree.

But I agree that it is probably something mundane.

By: Joshua Stanton

Joshua Stanton — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:48:30 +0000

Well, one thing I don’t think we’re looking at is a circular firing squad. Sure, a lot of terrible things happen in North Korea, but so do mundane things.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:26:59 +0000

I zoomed out and looked at the airstrip. Compared to Los Angeles International Airport (
roughly 33.950096, -118.407943), the airstrip looks clean. Really clean. Too clean. Like maybe airplanes rarely land. And then, assuming those bombers are mission ready/capable, why line them up in those nice, neat, strafable rows, assuming the underground hangars, and entrances, are ready for use? Unless, of course, for some occult reason, the NKAF set up mockups to entertain the satellites.

About the last shot, I have NO idea what the crowd was doing, but I tend to agree w/Jack. Based on what I have read @ Freekorea.us over the years, I’m sure that something really bad happened to whoever is anyone in the center of that circle. Of course, maybe we’re wrong – maybe it is a Kim Prayer Obelisk or something, but maybe it’s a gallows. After all, even the NK Army would know not to deploy a circular firing squad around the condemned. I think.

Lastly, the pix above, and Google Earth for this area as of now, have Dec. 24, 2007 datestamps. To me, that probably means they are not having a currency burning ceremony. I/we would sure like to see fresher images . . .

By: a listener

a listener — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:59:37 +0000

Its the annual lighting of the obelisk…

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:23:02 +0000

It looks like one of these: http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/708/20080919_007.jpg

By: Gregory Yates

Gregory Yates — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:56:49 +0000

I may be being a little too optimistic here, but could they be burning the currency?

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:23:43 +0000

The North Koreans know that we can see these things from geosynchronous orbit. A little bait and switch going on?

The last picture looks like a wicker man sacrifice. Or the North Korean version – a public execution? Although for a public execution, the circles formed are a little too artificial.

By: J

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:08:03 +0000

It would be entertaining to see those Ilyushin Il-28′s going head to head with a F-22. Sometimes I wonder if the population realizes just how feeble most of their defenses are against modern military hardware. I mean they are still doing blackout drills in the era of GPS. If I didn’t know better I’d say they were gathering around a Christmas tree in the last picture.

By: Brian D.

Brian D. — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:23:08 +0000

Looks like a potential silo site.