Will North Korea’s new spy satellite make the region safer?
The Korean space race has big implications for the peninsula’s security
The two bitterly opposed parts of the Korean peninsula have something in common: stratospheric ambition. After trying and failing twice to put its first military spy satellite into orbit earlier this year, North Korea claimed to have succeeded on November 21st. South Korea plans to put its first spy satellite into orbit on November 30th. This emerging space race has big implications for regional security.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Eye spy”
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