N Korea at crossroads

North and South Korea race to develop reconnaissance abilities

Rivals launch solid-fuel rockets and deploy drones in tit-for-tat measures

20221231N North Korean ICBM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, inspects an ICBM. (KCNA via Reuters) 

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer
January 1, 2023 00:44 JST

SEOUL -- Parts of South Korea and even Japan were treated to an early New Year's fireworks display on Friday when Seoul test-fired a rocket believed to be part of the Defense Ministry's efforts to develop military reconnaissance satellites.

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