South Korea throws strap at Google Earth

Posted by Matt in January 24th, 2007

The South Korean government is to take the US to task over Google Earth on the grounds that the globetrotting online service shows sensitive military installations laid bare in a way which might benefit North Korea.

On the other hand, Google has some impressive material on North Korea, too, such as this snapshot of Yongbyon - home of the country’s main nuclear research facility:

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