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North Korea Joins Spy Satellite Race

Analysts are pooh-poohing the North’s spy camera resolution as basically nothing compared with American spy satellites capable of reading license plates.

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A TV screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows images of space views of the South Korean capital, right, and Incheon during a news program December 19, 2022. AP/Ahn Young-joon
DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

North Korea’s boast that it has just “made a crucial test for the development of reconnaissance satellites” is in essence saying: We can spy on you from way up there just like you spy on us.

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DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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