Japan gives go-ahead to develop spy satellites

Japan's national government has drawn up plans for the development of a $1.3 billion reconnaissance satellite system. This follows the flight of North Korea's Tapeo Dong 1 missile over the Japanese mainland on a failed satellite launch attempt on 31 August.

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