But the US and its allies believe country is testing deadly ballistic missiles

North Korea said launches there are part of 'peaceful satellite programme'

Experts have created a true-to-life 3D map of a North Korean base which is expected to launch ballistic missiles - which could be capable of carrying nuclear warheads - in the next few weeks.

The computer simulation allows users to view the 'launch centre' at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station from all angles, and even zoom in on specific sections.

Previous animations - created through painstaking analysis of existing footage and pictures of the base - showed a rocket sitting on the launch pad itself.

It is feared the reclusive state will use the controversial facility to test missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

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Base of operations: A newly released interactive graphic shows the launch centre (pictured) itself

Immersive: A previous 3D image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station showed a rocket sitting on the launch pad

Interactive: The CGI simulation allows users to view the Launching Station from all angles

Dangerous: It is feared that North Korea (leader Kim Jong-Un pictured) will use the facility to test missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads

Observers fear the next launch will coincide with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on October 10, but the latest estimate is that it will has been delayed by a few days.

Dictator Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered the country’s largest-ever military parade to mark the important occasion, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News.

North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency announced last month that the regime was preparing to send a number of satellites 'soaring into the sky' as part of its 'development of space science,' according to news agencies.

While Pyongyang claims the anticipated launch is part of a peaceful space program, South Korea and U.S. consider it a pretext to hone long-range missile technology that could one day potentially deliver nuclear weapons across continents.

North Korea has denied the allegations and claims any launch will be part of a 'peaceful satellite programme'.

Simulation expert Nathan Hunt, who created the immersive map of the base, told MailOnline that it will help monitor North Korea's nuclear capability.

The ground-breaking map was launched by the 38 North website, which is linked to John Hopkins University and closely monitors actions inside the secretive Asian country.

The 3D rendering is the latest part of an ongoing project to comprehensively map the test site, located on North Korea's north-west coast.

The newest image covers its satellite control centre, and follows another simulation from July which showed the launch pad where rockets could be fired from.

Reality: The 3D images were created by analysing real footage (pictured, from 2012) and images of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station

True to life: The same footage from 2012 (pictured) shows the launch centre which has recently been mapped out by simulation expert Nathan Hunt

Mapping the danger: Simulation expert Nathan Hunt, who created the panorama through painstaking analysis of existing photos and footage (pictured)

Development: Pictures of the secretive nation's alleged missile launch site show how the country has been building it up for another controversial rocket launch

North Korea's ambassador to the UK, Hyon Hak-Bong, warned his country would not be bullied into halting the launch by the threat of international sanctions.

Speaking at the Chatham House think-tank last Wednesday, he said: 'We have nothing to be afraid of.

'We will go ahead, definitely, surely. We are prepared to launch at any time or any place.'

North Korea, which is believed to have around a dozen nuclear bombs at least, claimed to have perfected the process of miniaturising a nuclear warhead for placement on a missile earlier this year.

Mr Hunt hopes his visualisation of the potential launch site will help analysts keep a close eye on the country's efforts to develop ballistic missiles.

He told MailOnline: 'Having an accurate reconstruction can aid in comparing imagery from different angles to determine what has changed and how that change has affected the reconstruction.

'Monitoring how things are being moved around a site can help to gauge the level of activity over time.'

Mr Hunt believes the ability to chart the smallest changes at the site represents a significant advance in monitoring the secretive regime's activities.

He said: 'It is one thing to say something has changed at a site in a report or talk about a building.

'But if you have the ability to visually show the before and after of what has changed in such a way that is readily available, this serves as a valuable tool for informing the public.'

Expert analysis of satellite imagery indicates North Korea has made extensive upgrades at the site in recent months for a possible launch.

Prophetic: Kim Jong-Un has ordered the country's biggest ever parade on October 10 to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party - the same date many believe he will fire the ballistic missiles (file photo of North Korean soldiers in 2000)

However, South Korea's Unification Ministry has remained cautious and claims there are no signs of an imminent launch.

North Korea's state-run Central News Agency claimed the regime was preparing to send a number of satellites 'soaring into the sky' as part of its 'development of space science'.

While Pyongyang claims the anticipated launch is part of a space program, South Korea and the US fear it is a precursor for honing long-range missile technology that could one day fire nuclear weapons across the world.

Sohae was the site of two long-range rocket launches in 2012 - the second of which successfully put a satellite into space.

The United Nations placed strict sanctions on the country following the launch, which it regarded as a pretext to test ballistic missile technology.

Pyongyang responded to the censure with its third nuclear weapons test in February 2013 and is thought to be preparing its fourth nuclear test.