N Korea at crossroads

North Korea spy satellite launch poses entirely new threat

Pyongyang turns to reconnaissance, no longer a pretext for missile tests

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the country's first military reconnaissance satellite in Pyongyang on May 16. (KCNA via Reuters)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer
May 31, 2023 05:08 JST

SEOUL -- If North Korea successfully sends its first military reconnaissance satellite into space as planned, it would mark a break from earlier purported satellite launches and introduce a new threat to regional security.

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