What One Photo Tells Us About North Koreas Nuclear Program
Experts who want to pierce North Korea’s extreme secrecy have to be creative. One surprisingly rich resource: the country’s own propaganda, like the photo below.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/24/world/asia/north-korea-propaganda-photo.html?_r=0
Images like this one might look silly, but they are rich with insights into the country’s military and politics. By using high-tech forensics and traditional detective work, analysts and intelligence agencies can use photos to track North Korea’s internal politics and expanding weapons programs with stunning granularity.
Several experts walked us through this photo of Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, unveiling what he claimed was a new nuclear device. But the image, from March 2016, may show more than Mr. Kim intended: the possible range of the missile behind him, his relationship with the military, even his precise location.
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It is interesting, especially with the security services so much in the news these days. I enjoyed learning a small part of how they go about their jobs.
Or maybe that's his exercise ball...
