North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite is complete, hailing it a technological advance that will provide real-time information on the U.S. and its allies
Photo: Stringer/AFP/Getty ImagesSEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite is complete, hailing it a technological advance that will provide real-time information about the military movements of the U.S. and its allies.
Mr. Kim ordered the country’s space agency to launch the satellite on an unspecified date, North Korean state media said Wednesday. Mr. Kim visited the space agency on Tuesday accompanied by one of his children, daughter
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