THE DPRK's ROAD TO SPACE - A BRIEF HISTORY

摘要

Ever since the attempted launch of a North Korean satellite in August, 1998, there has been increased speculation about the origins and aims of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) missile and space activities.This paper represents a very modest - and tentative - effort to summarize what little we know about the early acquisition of missile-related technology by the DPRK, the extent of its space efforts and the policies and institutions involved. In trying to piece together this jigsaw puzzle of sketchy and even contradictory data, I was naturally obliged to lean heavily on the work of a few respected autorities with access to privileged and sometimes unusual sources.