Seoul in talks with 3-4 countries to lease spy satellites

An anonymous South Korean defense official told the local media that Seoul is in talks with three to four countries to lease spy satellites.

Satellite image of Korea 2004-01-04
By Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6148) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The aim is to sign a contract by early next year.