Eased restrictions will allow South Korea to enhance the military’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and boost the space programme of the private sector. Photo: AP
South Korea and US ease rocket fuel restrictions as Seoul seeks ‘unblinking eye’ to monitor Pyongyang
- Washington and Seoul in 1979 agreed restrictions on the use of solid fuel out of concern bigger missiles could provoke a regional arms race
- Under eased restrictions, South Korea could use two or three low-Earth orbit satellites to more effectively surveil North Korea
Eased restrictions will allow South Korea to enhance the military’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and boost the space programme of the private sector. Photo: AP
