North Korea set to launch military spy satellite.

North Korea has notified the International Maritime Organization that it plans to launch its first military spy satellite as soon as Wednesday, despite violating United Nations resolutions banning long-range missile tests. The US State Department has warned that the technology used to launch the satellite would be "identical to, and interchangeable with" ballistic missile technology. North Korea claims the satellite is crucial to monitor joint US-South Korean military exercises that it describes as "reckless" invasion rehearsals. The situation has raised concerns that the crisis could "explode again upon the world stage."