What happens if, in the opening hours of a crisis on the Korean peninsula, U.S. reconnaissance satellites turned their gaze elsewhere? For South Korea, this is not an abstract question, but a pressing national security vulnerability. Despite being a global technology powerhouse, Seoul remains heavily dependent on U.S. — and, to a lesser extent, Japanese — intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets for early warning and strategic awareness. This dependency is especially perilous given that South Korea faces a nuclear-armed neighbor that has repeatedly threatened the use of such weapons.A recent acceleration in North Korea’s nuclear weapons development, coupled with intensifyingThe post South Korea Should Build Out a Reconnaissance Satellite Ecosystem appeared first on War on the Rocks.