North Korea claimed to have photographed the White House with its spy satellite
On Tuesday, North Korea's official news agency claimed to have photographed the White House and some sensitive US military sites. |
According to Webangah News quoted by Tasnim News agency, North Korea It claims to have been able to obtain images of the White House and some sensitive American military sites using its new spy satellite. On Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he has reviewed satellite images of US military and government facilities, including the White House and the Pentagon.
The news agency also reported that the images of four US Navy aircraft carriers and one British aircraft carrier were recorded in the images taken from above Virginia.
Last week, North Korea announced the launch of this spy and reconnaissance satellite and described it as a “new era of space power” for the country. This satellite was launched at midnight last Monday from the “Suhai” space base and after 12 minutes it was successfully placed in the earth’s orbit.
This news agency emphasized that Pyongyang intends It is launching more reconnaissance satellites in the near future. Pyongyang said that the launch of reconnaissance satellites is its legal right to improve its defense capabilities. According to North Korea, this action significantly improves military readiness. The armed forces of this country become dangerous at a time when Pyongyang’s enemies are conducting dangerous military exercises in the region. North Korea has already failed two attempts to launch the first detection satellite He had in May and August of this year. The previous operation of launching this reconnaissance satellite into Earth orbit on May 31 of this year failed due to a malfunction in the engine of the second platform, and its remains fell into the sea.
Publisher | Tasnim News |