Government/Military

How Worried Should We Be About North Korean Satellites?

By Photo of Kendall Russell
When observed from space at night, North Korea (the dark spot in the center) is difficult to distinguish. Photo: NASA.
When observed from space at night, North Korea (the dark spot in the center) is difficult to distinguish. Photo: NASA.

Intelligence experts have been unnerved by North Korea’s recent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) tests amid a tense and uncertain geopolitical environment. But according to one analyst, the U.S. government should be equally concerned about the potential of a nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack from space.

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