North Korea's Kim Inspects Spy Satellite Photos of 'Target Regions'

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North Korea's Kim Inspects Spy Satellite Photos of 'Target Regions'
By: VOA News 11-24-23
Re: https://www.voanews.com/a/north-kore...-/7369408.html

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits the National Aerospace Technology Administration to inspect readiness of the reconnaissance satellites and view aerospace photographs in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 25, 2023.

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected photos taken by the country's new spy satellite of "major target regions," state media reported Saturday, including the South Korean capital of Seoul and cities that host U.S. military bases.

Nuclear-armed North Korea launched the satellite Tuesday, but South Korean defense officials and analysts said its capabilities have not been independently verified.

Kim examined the photos, as well as imagery taken of some areas within North Korea, during a visit to the control center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) in Pyongyang on Friday, state news agency KCNA said.

The photos were taken as the satellite passed over the peninsula Friday morning, KCNA said, and included images of Seoul, and Mokpo, Kunsan, Pyeongtaek, Osan, where U.S. and South Korean military bases are located.

"The NATA reported to Kim Jong Un on the plan for photographing the region of south Korean puppets and the additional fine-tuning process of the reconnaissance satellite," the report said. That process would continue Saturday, it said.

The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan spoke Friday and "strongly condemned the [Nov. 21] launch for its destabilizing effect on the region," the U.S. State Department said in a statement.

Earlier this week KCNA said Kim viewed images taken above the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam of U.S. military installations.

South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said Thursday North Korea had "exaggerated" by saying Kim had already viewed the images of Guam.

"Even if it enters normal orbit, it takes a considerable time to carry out normal reconnaissance," Yonhap quoted him as saying at the time.
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Personal note: Once again our security is being compromised by our
enemies. So many satellite's are circling the planet today and more to
come - all with high tech systems - to programed missiles targeting
those sites of interest!
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Insecurity is the key - and it's no longer a surprise - that our enemies'
are scanning the planet for military issues rather then for the betterment
of mankind!
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Whomever strikes first will seek out those high target elements that will
breakdown any key military system's to counter any ones missiles from
being lunched.
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Once fired they will his military silos - our electric grids - industrial targets -
as well as target aircraft & ships at sea - once fired from many hidden silos.
Are we ready for all these possibilities!? We say we have countermeasures
for all circumstances "but are we really ready" for such an attack?
How much of a warning will we get or have? Duck & Cover seems old hat
today. How many folks have shelters or places to go should such events
come about?
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Think about all the monies spent on Waring: Weapons & Counter-Measures!
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How well will our People be able to handle such an ordeal?
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Personal note: Insecurity can trigger ugly repercussion's and food shortage's.
Then What! The games afoot hey Watson - Well Holm's so what should we do!
Is any Nation really ready for such an exchange - a few dignitaries may get
shelter - but the majority of the People are ones that will suffer most.
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