UAVs Over Iran

A much-discussed story in the Washington Post today. Our UAVs have been watching suspected nuclear sites, including low-level flights using air filters that can pick up airborne radionuclides. And since it’s Iran, of course, the flights have caused widespread UFO rumors.

Doesn’t it seem likely that we’ve been doing the same over North Korea? I certainly suspect we’ve been doing manned spy flights (yes, the claims are from North Korea, but even paranoid people have real enemies, right?). Extending that to UAVs is not much of a stretch.

Of course, there are more abmitious ways to use UAVs over North Korea. More here on the political goals of such a program.