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February 11, 2016

The eyes in the sky over North Korea
Seoul (AFP) Feb 9, 2016
Global concerns over North Korea's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch have shone a spotlight on the perennial, high-tech game of hide-and-seek played around Pyongyang's advanced weapons programmes. On the seeking side are analysts using high-resolution images from a circling constellation of commercial satellites to pick up whatever data they can on the North's fast-developing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities. It's a challenging task that more often than not is reduced to ... read more

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