Japan said yesterday that it had been notified by North Korea of an upcoming satellite launch, which it said covered up a ballistic missile test.
North Korea confirmed today that it will launch a military spy satellite in June to “counter dangerous US military actions”, according to the official KCNA news agency.
The “No. 1 military reconnaissance satellite” will be “launched in June” to “counter the dangerous military actions of the US and its proxies,” according to Ri Pyeong-chol, vice chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party’s central military committee, on which KCNA cited.
Japan said yesterday that it had been notified by North Korea of an upcoming satellite launch, which it said covered up a ballistic missile test.
According to Tokyo, Pyongyang told the Japanese coast guard that a missile would be launched between May 31 and June 11 and is expected to land in waters near the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and near the Philippine island of Luzon.
North Korea had already tested in 2012 and 2016 missiles that it said had launched satellites, flying over Okinawa (southern Japan).
Launching a military reconnaissance satellite was among the key defense plans unveiled last year by the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
Source :Skai
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