＜North Korea Analysis＞Reality of 'Speed Battle' Apartments - Expert: "Durability at Best 10-15 Years"

2024.12.27

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North Korea is notorious for its rushed construction. Under the propaganda slogan 'speed battle,' construction sites mobilize large numbers of workers day and night. These unreasonable large-scale projects have been repeated for over 60 years and continue unchanged today.

In the lower reaches of the Yalu River, damaged by heavy rains in late July 2024, construction of dozens of apartment buildings for disaster victims has been forced through since early August. Can people really live safely in these 'speed battle' apartments? We asked Professor Keiichi Imamoto of Tokyo University of Science, an expert in concrete material properties, to analyze photos and videos from the site.

【Articles to reference]

■ Analysis of Dangerously Rushed Apartment Construction (1): Expert Warns '90 Years Behind Japan, Durability at Most 10-15 Years' - Severely Lacking Materials, Zero Power Sources...

■ Analysis of Dangerously Rushed Apartment Construction (2): Expert Says 'Only Completion Matters, Life is Being Disregarded' - Past 23-Story Building Collapse in Pyongyang...

■ Alarming Safety Conditions at North Korea's Flood Recovery Sites: Workers Dangling in Mid-air Like Circus Performers, No Rest Despite Harsh Weather

■ ＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞North Korea's Flood Recovery Sites (1) Construction Workers, Including Many Women, Working High in the Sky Without Safety Equipment (7 Photos)

■ ＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞North Korea's Flood Recovery Site (2) Dizzying Scenes... Young Women Working Without Helmets on 15-Story Buildings, Visible Signs of Fatigue (8 Photos)

■ ＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞North Korea's Flood Recovery Site (3) Young Soldiers Working Silently in Pouring Rain, Seemingly Driven by 'Do-or-Die Implementation' Slogan (10 Photos)

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