South Korean spy satellite launch
In a step that will increase the tension on the Korean peninsula, South Korea launched a surveillance satellite on Saturday. |
According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, at the same time as the tension between the neighboring countries of North and South Korea, the media announced the launch of South Korea’s first spy satellite on Saturday.
According to the website “Asia News, South Korea successfully launched its first spy satellite from the US military base in California. SpaceX’s Falcon-9 was carried out from the Vandenberg Space Base
North Korea announced last week that its military satellite imaged the US military installation in San Diego and that Kim North Korean leader Jong Un has seen these images along with photos of Japan and the Suez Canal when he received the report. has said that any interference in its satellite operations will be considered as a declaration of war.
“Ri Pyong Chol”, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the North Korean Workers’ Party, confirmed the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite. It has been described as a necessary step to strengthen deterrence and combat readiness with the aim of monitoring the United States.
Following the recent statements of a senior American official, North Korea’s Ministry of Defense about the possibility of Washington’s action to shoot down a military satellite. North Korea released a statement.
The Ministry of Defense of North Korea announced that Pyongyang will consider the possible action of the United States in shooting down a North Korean satellite as a “declaration of war”.
The Ministry of Defense of North Korea has warned that the country will consider the possibility of targeting American spy satellites in order to defend itself.
North Korea last Thursday Condemned South Korea for suspending the de-escalation agreement in 2018 and declared that Seoul has destroyed the last factor of establishing security between the two countries.
North Korea reiterated that it will restore all military actions suspended under the agreement. North Korea has armed its military in the Joint Security Zone that separates the two Koreas. In addition, it has rebuilt guard posts and placed heavy weapons along the inter-Korean border.
In another development, Kim Yojong, sister of Kim Jong Un, The leader of North Korea rejected the request for dialogue with the United States and condemned the criticism of the United States on the recent launch of the North Korean spy satellite.
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