{"id":65330,"date":"2020-04-26T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/26\/train-likely-belonging-to-kim-jong-un-spotted-in-satellite-imagery-amid-health-rumors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:14:47","slug":"train-likely-belonging-to-kim-jong-un-spotted-in-satellite-imagery-amid-health-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/04\/26\/train-likely-belonging-to-kim-jong-un-spotted-in-satellite-imagery-amid-health-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Train likely belonging to Kim Jong Un spotted in satellite imagery amid health rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his compound on the country\u2019s east coast since last week, satellite imagery showed, amid speculation about his health that has been caused, in part, by a long period out of the public eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellite photos released by 38 North, a website specializing in North Korea studies, don\u2019t say anything about Kim\u2019s potential health problems, and they echo South Korean government intelligence that Kim is staying outside of the capital, Pyongyang. Seoul has also repeatedly indicated that there have been no unusual signs that could indicate health problems for Kim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That hasn\u2019t stopped growing unconfirmed rumors and media reports about Kim\u2019s health that have emerged since he missed the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/21\/how-a-kim-jong-un-demise-could-spark-unrest-require-us-south-korean-military-response\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19329102500916.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How a Kim Jong Un demise could spark unrest, require US, South Korean military response<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Questions about North Korea&#039;s leader were sparked by a report that Kim was in \u201cgrave danger,\u201d but other organizations reported there were \u201cno unusual signs\u201d of Kim\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Jong Un is the third generation of his family to rule North Korea, and he hadn\u2019t missed the April 15 event, one of the year\u2019s most important for the North, since assuming power after his father Kim Jong Il\u2019s death in late 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim\u2019s health is of crucial importance because of worries that the serious illness or death of a leader venerated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/17\/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-rides-horse-on-sacred-peak-vows-to-fight-us-sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\">near godlike passion<\/a> by millions of North Koreans could cause instability in the impoverished, nuclear-armed country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many experts in South Korea downplayed speculation that Kim is seriously ill. They also said North Korea won\u2019t likely face a serious immediate turmoil even if Kim is incapacitated or dies because someone else like his influential sister Kim Yo Jong will quickly step in, though the prospect for the North\u2019s long-term political future would be unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim Jong Un\u2019s train has been parked at the Leadership Railway Station servicing his Wonsan compound since at least April 21, the 38 North website said Saturday, citing an analysis of recent satellite photos of the area. The website said the approximately 250-meter (820-foot) -long train wasn\u2019t present on April 15 but was present on both April 21 and 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe train\u2019s presence does not prove the whereabouts of the North Korean leader or indicate anything about his health, but it does lend weight to reports that Kim is staying at an elite area on the country\u2019s eastern coast,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photos indicate the train arrived before April 21 and was still present on April 23, when it appeared to be repositioned for departure. However, there was no indication when that departure might take place, 38 North said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"overview of Wonsan complex in Wonsan, North Korea\" class=\"wp-image-101082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20117047264281.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This April 21, 2020, satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and annotated by 38 North, a website specializing in North Korea studies, shows overview of Wonsan complex in Wonsan, North Korea. (Maxar Technologies via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea exerts extremely tight control on information about its leadership, making it virtually impossible for outsiders to find out what\u2019s going on at those senior levels. Even South Korea\u2019s main spy agency has a mixed record on confirming developments in North Korea. When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, for instance, few outsiders knew it until it was reported by North Korea\u2019s state media two days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn\u2019t authorized to talk to the media, said the latest rumors about Kim\u2019s health had not changed the U.S. assessment of the information as \u201cspeculation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House counselor Kellyanne Conway wouldn\u2019t comment on Kim\u2019s status. \u201cThe president will make any announcement about a head of state,\u201d she said Saturday night on Fox News Channel\u2019s \u201cJustice With Judge Jeanine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danny Russel, a former National Security Council director and assistant secretary of state for Asia who has dealt with North Korea in the past, cautioned that rumors have abounded for years about Kim, his father, Kim Jong Il, and his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, and most turned out to have been false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile serving in government I was on the receiving end of multiple intelligence reports about alleged accidents, illnesses and assassination attempts against North Korean leaders \u2014 only to have them reappear in public,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/04\/kim-jong-un-again-rides-horse-up-sacred-peak-as-north-korea-raps-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19338037546558.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Kim Jong Un again rides horse up sacred peak as North Korea raps Trump<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rode a white horse up a sacred mountain in his second symbolic visit in less than two months, state media reported Wednesday, as his military chief lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for talking about a possible military option against the North.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s presidential office said last week that Kim appeared to be handling state affairs normally and that there had been no suspicious activities, such as an emergency readiness order issued by the North\u2019s military or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/12\/22\/kim-jong-un-holds-party-meeting-to-bolster-north-korean-military\/\" target=\"_blank\">the ruling Workers\u2019 Party<\/a>. The South Korean government has since maintained its assessment that Kim\u2019s health remains the same. Some South Korean media outlets, citing unidentified government officials, have reported that Kim was staying at Wonsan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea\u2019s state media have been silent about the speculation on Kim\u2019s health. On Saturday, the North\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim had received a message of greetings from the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the first anniversary of Kim\u2019s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The message wished Kim \u201cgood health and happiness,\u201d KCNA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not the first time that Kim has vanished from the public eye, and past absences in state media dispatches have also triggered speculation about his health. In 2014, state media didn\u2019t report any public activities for Kim for about six weeks, before he reappeared with a cane. South Korea\u2019s spy agency said later that he had a cyst removed from his ankle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>AP Diplomatic Writer Matt Lee in Washington contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The satellite photos don\u2019t say anything about the North Korean leader&#8217;s potential health 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