North Korean Missile Test Puts Focus On Japanese Space Policy

摘要

North Korea's launch of a missile over Japanese territory for the second time in just over a decade put a spotlight on Japan's emerging space policy and the possibility that Tokyo will seek to develop an independent space-based missile warning capability.rnThe April 5 test was described by North Korea as a successful satellite launch. However, U.S. government officials said the launch did not place anything into orbit and that the stages of the vehicle failed to separate as designed.