SEOUL -- North Korea's attempted spy satellite launch Wednesday is an important piece of a five-year defense plan under which it has made substantial technological strides while international attention has been diverted by the West's rows with China and Russia.
The satellite aimed to bring the North's ability to track other countries' military forces and weapons deployment in real time closer to those of the U.S. and South Korea.
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