The missile that North Korea is expected to launch as early as this weekend appears to have a bulb-shaped tip consistent with a satellite payload, rather than a warhead, US defence officials said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a commercial satellite image of the North Korean test site clearly show a Taepodong-2 missile with a payload portion that appears to be bulb-shaped.
Bulb-shaped payload shrouds are standard for both military and commercial satellite launches for a number of countries including the United States, Russia, China and the European Space Agency, the officials said.
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