Japan to Launch Spy Satellites
Under tight security, Japan is preparing to launch two spy
satellites Friday that will mark the country's first military use of
space and begin moving its intelligence agencies away from dependence on
the United States....( Washington Post, 26 Mar 03)
Japan to launch spy satellites with eye on
North Korea
Police and coastguards are on high alert around a tiny
island hundreds of miles south of Tokyo this week as Japan ends a
four-year countdown to blasting its first spy satellites into space.....(
Reuters, 26 Mar 03)
Japan prepares to launch first spy
satellites.....( AP, 26 Mar 03)
Security tightened for satellite launch
Amid growing tensions over North Korea and Iraq, officials
have strengthened security to unprecedented levels and remain
tight-lipped ahead of Friday's scheduled launch of the nation's first two
spy satellites.....( Asashi Shimbun, 26 Mar 03)
North Korea warns Japan may face
"self-destruction" over satellite launch
North Korea warned Wednesday that Japan would face
"self-destruction" if it puts a spy satellite into orbit as
Tokyo said it had stepped up vigilance amid reports Pyongyang may test a
ballistic missile around the time of the satellite launch.....(AFP, 26
Mar 03)
North Korea threatens Japan over spy
satellite plans
North Korea has warned Japan will face
"self-destruction" if it goes ahead with a plan to launch a spy
satellite into orbit this week.....( ABC Radio Australia, 26 Mar
03)
S.Korean Roh picks lawyer to reform NIS spy
agency
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun named a fellow former
human rights lawyer on Wednesday to head the National Intelligence
Service and carry out what could be radical reforms at the spy
agency.....( Reuters, 26 Mar 03)
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