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US military creates space unit in South Korea
By Associated Press
Dec 15, 2022 12:08 am

SEOUL: The United States military formally launched a space force unit in South Korea on Wednesday, a move that is likely to enable Washington to better monitor North Korea, China and Russia.

The activation of the US Space Forces Korea at Osan Air Base, near Seoul, came after North Korea test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles designed to strike the US mainland and its allies South Korea and Japan in recent months.

Gen. Paul J. LaCamera (center) commander of the United States Forces Korea, attends the activation ceremony for the US Space Forces Korea in the city of Pyeongtaek, western South Korea on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. AP PHOTO

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