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North Korea’s Expanding Military Ambitions in Space

North Korea’s Expanding Military Ambitions in Space
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, on Sept. 3, 2025, KCNA via Reuters
Lamont Colucci
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Pyongyang’s anti-satellite ambitions are not a technical sideshow. They follow directly from the nature of the regime itself.

Lamont Colucci
Lamont Colucci
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Dr. Lamont Colucci was the inaugural director of doctrine development for the U.S. Space Force and is a professor of political science at Concordia University Wisconsin. A former U.S. State Department diplomat, he specializes in national security, foreign policy, and space strategy. He is the author of multiple books on foreign affairs and American grand strategy.
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