Melissa Hanham, a North Korea expert with the One Earth Future Foundation, said the increase in activity at the site shows that the two countries are “moving farther apart rather than closer,” with regards to nuclear talks.

“The fact that both facilities are active at the same time suggests that there are preparations for a new launch, but it is impossible to tell what they are going to launch,” said Melissa Hanham, a North Korea expert at the One Earth Future foundation.

“According to Planet imagery, I can definitely say the train has left the station,” says Melissa Hanham, a North Korea expert with the One Earth Future Foundation. “But I can't unfortunately use X-ray vision to see what's on the train and tell whether it's a civilian space launch vehicle or a milita...

"I'm definitely interested in constructive action that limits or stops the amount of fissile material that North Korea can produce,"said Melissa Hanham, a director at the One Earth Future Foundation. "But this will just be a piece of paper unless it’s implemented, and I don’t think a handshake will ...

Melissa Hanham speaks to TIME about the Daunting Challenge of Shutting Down North Korea's Nuclear Complex

Melissa Hanham shared her insights on the difficulties to engage the DPRK in inspection and negotiation on its nuclear reactor sites.

Melissa Hanham of the One Earth Future foundation pointed out that adversaries would have no way of knowing if a full-force Trident was being fired at them, or its low-yield cousin.

Melissa Hanham shard her insights on the issue to estimate the power of nuclear weapons.

Melissa Hanham, an expert on weapons of mass destruction at the One Earth Future foundation, said that any idea that missile defence could limit the damage of a nuclear war was “fantasy”. “If we invest as much money in lowering tensions and de-alerting missile systems, we would be safer by far,” Han...