March 29, 2024
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North Korea will launch spy satellites to watch US ‘hostile’ moves: Kim Jong Un

DPRK leader visited launch control center in Pyongyang to review results of two recent reconnaissance satellite tests

North Korea will launch multiple military reconnaissance satellites in the future to monitor “hostile military actions” by the U.S. and its allies in the region, Kim Jong Un reportedly said during a visit to a launch control center this week.

State media released their report on the visit just hours after conservative Yoon Suk-yeol won South Korea’s presidential election, suggesting a return to more hawkish inter-Korean policies. 

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