PYONGSONG, NORTH KOREA — Civilian satellite imagery by Planet Labs has revealed an expansion to the March 16 factory in North Korea's Pyongsong, NBC News reports.<br /><br />Citing expert analysis given to the channel, NBC reports that these activities could mean North Korea will soon resume the testing of intercontinental ballistic missiles.<br /><br />Analysis Jeffrey Lewis told the channel that a temporary structure has been erected at the March 16 factory.<br /><br />Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, speculated that the structure is built to accommodate efforts to raise a missile launcher arm.<br /><br />Lewis told CNN the March 16 factory is involved in manufacturing civilian vehicles and missile launchers.<br /><br />Citing Lewis, CNN reported that the heavy-duty trucks built at the factory are powerful enough to transport large missiles.<br /><br />Lewis told NBC the facility's expansion occurred after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visited the factory in June.<br /><br />NBC speculates that the revelation could mean North Korea will test launch a missile designed to be capable of reaching the U.S.
