Kim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
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Kim says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG34 minutes ago
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A TV screen shows an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and his daughter during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Kim said his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to go ahead with its launch as planned, state media reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to go ahead with its launch at an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday.
Establishing a space-based surveillance system is one of Kim’s key objectives to advance his military capability to pressure the United States to abandon what he called its hostile policies, such as its military drills with ally South Korea and international economic sanctions on
