Spy Satellite Launches Spur N. Korean Protest
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From Times Wire Reports — Japan rocketed two spy satellites into space, allowing it to monitor North Korea’s missile and suspected nuclear weapons programs. North Korea has called the launch a “hostile act.”
Japanese officials say the satellites are not intended as a provocation and will be used for other missions, such as monitoring natural disasters. They acknowledge that the program was prompted by North Korea’s 1998 missile test over Japan.
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