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North Korea highlights global interest in space exploration, militarization

Recent DPRK state media articles come amid construction of domestic space-related infrastructure

A North Korean media outlet drew attention on Friday to the peaceful nature of international space exploration efforts, but raised concerns about how some countries are attempting to militarize space.

Coming amid ongoing North Korean efforts to expand or modify domestic space launch infrastructure, the English-language Pyongyang Times article could hint at a re-emerging but controversial area of priority interest for the DPRK.

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