NKorea: 2nd spy satellite launch a dud, will try again

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 25, 2023 12:16 am

SEOUL: North Korea said its second attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed on Thursday, three months after the first one crashed into the ocean.

Leader Kim Jong Un has made the development of a military eye in the sky a top priority, with his nuclear-armed country claiming it is a necessary counterbalance to growing regional activity by United States forces.

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