Spy satellites trained high-resolution cameras on a coastal North Korean launch pad. U.S., Japan and South Korea deployed warships with radar and other surveillance equipment in the waters near the communist nation _ all for one of the most closely watched rocket launches ever.
North Korea plans to launch what it says is an experimental communications satellite _ perhaps as early as Saturday _ from its Musudan-ri facility in the northeastern part of the country.
Washington, Seoul and Tokyo suspect North Korea's real motive is to test its long-range missile technology. The planned launch has sparked alarm because North Korea has acknowledged it has nuclear …
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