Kim may well have technology for an effective spy satellite and launch capability. Don’t let your own propaganda get in your own way; stereotyping seldom expresses the truth. The rocket explosion screamed about in the headlines appears to be an attempt to keep the west out of the first stage which is reported to have a new engine. The N. Koreans would like to keep that new engine technology secret. The satellite appears to have attained orbit.
Kim may well have technology for an effective spy satellite and launch capability. Don’t let your own propaganda get in your own way; stereotyping seldom expresses the truth. The rocket explosion screamed about in the headlines appears to be an attempt to keep the west out of the first stage which is reported to have a new engine. The N. Koreans would like to keep that new engine technology secret. The satellite appears to have attained orbit.