{"id":7450,"date":"2023-05-31T14:27:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T13:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7450"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:52:52","slug":"north-korea-fails-to-send-first-spy-satellite-into-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/north-korea-fails-to-send-first-spy-satellite-into-space\/2023\/05\/31\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fails to send first spy satellite into space"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span>\u00a0North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> first<\/span> attempt<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> a<\/span> spy<\/span> satellite<\/span> into<\/span> space<\/span> failed<\/span>\u00a0,<\/span> undermining<\/span> ruler<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un’s<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> bolster<\/span> military<\/span> power<\/span> amid<\/span> heightened<\/span> tensions<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> admitted<\/span> its<\/span> failure<\/span> with<\/span> unusual<\/span> speed,<\/span> but<\/span> vowed<\/span> to<\/span> carry<\/span> out<\/span> a<\/span> second<\/span> launch<\/span> after<\/span> learning<\/span> what<\/span> had<\/span> gone<\/span> wrong.<\/span> This<\/span> suggests<\/span> Kim<\/span> remains<\/span> determined<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> his<\/span> arsenal<\/span> and<\/span> put<\/span> more<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> as<\/span> diplomacy<\/span> stalls.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan<\/span> briefly<\/span> urged<\/span> residents<\/span> to<\/span> evacuate<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> launch.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> recovered<\/span> an<\/span> object<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> downed<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> missile<\/span> in<\/span> waters<\/span> 200<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (125<\/span> miles)<\/span> west<\/span> of<\/span> southwest<\/span> Tacheong<\/span> Island.<\/span> The<\/span> Pentagon<\/span> later<\/span> released<\/span> a<\/span> photo<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> white<\/span> metal<\/span> cylinder,<\/span> which<\/span> it<\/span> said<\/span> was<\/span> suspected<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> missile.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> satellite<\/span> launch<\/span> violates<\/span> a<\/span> UN<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> resolution<\/span> banning<\/span> any<\/span> launch<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> ballistic<\/span> technology.<\/span> Observers<\/span> say<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> past<\/span> satellite<\/span> launches<\/span> have<\/span> helped<\/span> improve<\/span> its<\/span> long-range<\/span> missile<\/span> technology.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> recent<\/span> long-range<\/span> missile<\/span> tests<\/span> show<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> potential<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> continental<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> but<\/span> outside<\/span> experts<\/span> believe<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> no<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> develop<\/span> a<\/span> viable<\/span> nuclear<\/span> missile.<\/span> He<\/span> says<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> still<\/span> work<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> done.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>U.S.<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Adam<\/span> Hodge<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> strongly<\/span> condemned<\/span> the<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> launch<\/span> because<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> banned<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missile<\/span> technology<\/span> has<\/span> increased<\/span> tensions<\/span> both<\/span> within<\/span> and<\/span> outside<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> and<\/span> threatened<\/span> security.<\/span> It’s<\/span> a<\/span> risk<\/span> of<\/span> destabilization,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> has<\/span> imposed<\/span> economic<\/span> sanctions<\/span> over<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> past<\/span> satellite<\/span> and<\/span> missile<\/span> launches.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> in<\/span> Seoul<\/span> is<\/span> working<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> to<\/span> strengthen<\/span> military<\/span> preparedness,<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> Japan<\/span> is<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> any<\/span> emergency.<\/span> The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> take<\/span> all<\/span> necessary<\/span> measures<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> the<\/span> security<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> homeland<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> defense<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> capital<\/span> Seoul<\/span> issued<\/span> warnings<\/span> via<\/span> loudspeakers<\/span> and<\/span> text<\/span> messages<\/span> on<\/span> cellphones<\/span> urging<\/span> residents<\/span> to<\/span> prepare<\/span> to<\/span> evacuate<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> was<\/span> spotted,<\/span> while<\/span> Japan<\/span> warned<\/span> Okinawa<\/span> Prefecture<\/span> in<\/span> southwestern<\/span> Japan<\/span> where<\/span> the<\/span> rocket<\/span> trajectory<\/span> was<\/span> suspected.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Japan’s<\/span> warning<\/span> warned,<\/span> “Evacuate<\/span> indoors<\/span> or<\/span> underground.”<\/span> Japanese<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Yasukazu<\/span> Hamada<\/span> said<\/span> Japan<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span> deploying<\/span> missile<\/span> defense<\/span> systems<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> southern<\/span> islands<\/span> and<\/span> southwestern<\/span> waters<\/span> by<\/span> June<\/span> 11,<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> date<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> period<\/span> announced<\/span> by<\/span> North<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>KCNA<\/span> has<\/span> not<\/span> released<\/span> any<\/span> details<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> rocket<\/span> or<\/span> satellite<\/span> other<\/span> than<\/span> its<\/span> name.<\/span> Experts<\/span> have<\/span> previously<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> would<\/span> likely<\/span> field<\/span> a<\/span> liquid-propellant<\/span> missile,<\/span> like<\/span> many<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> long-range<\/span> and<\/span> missiles<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> tested.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> KCNA,<\/span> a<\/span> more<\/span> full-scale<\/span> investigation<\/span> is<\/span> planned,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> North<\/span> American<\/span> Aerospace<\/span> Development<\/span> Agency<\/span> blamed<\/span> the<\/span> failure<\/span> on<\/span> “low<\/span> reliability<\/span> and<\/span> stability<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> vehicle’s<\/span> new<\/span> engine<\/span> system”<\/span> and<\/span> “fuel<\/span> instability.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> senior<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> official,<\/span> Ri<\/span> Pyeong-Chol,<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> needs<\/span> a<\/span> space-based<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> system<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> rising<\/span> security<\/span> threats<\/span> from<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span> But<\/span> the<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> satellite,<\/span> previously<\/span> featured<\/span> in<\/span> state<\/span> media,<\/span> apparently<\/span> wasn’t<\/span> sophisticated<\/span> enough<\/span> to<\/span> produce<\/span> high-definition<\/span> images.<\/span> Some<\/span> outside<\/span> experts<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> could<\/span> detect<\/span> military<\/span> movements<\/span> and<\/span> large<\/span> targets<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> warships<\/span> and<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent<\/span> commercial<\/span> satellite<\/span> imagery<\/span> from<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> West<\/span> Sea<\/span> Launch<\/span> Center<\/span> shows<\/span> active<\/span> construction,<\/span> suggesting<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> launch<\/span> multiple<\/span> satellites.<\/span> In<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Ri<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> would<\/span> test<\/span> “a<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> intelligence<\/span> tools”<\/span> to<\/span> monitor<\/span> real-time<\/span> movements<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> could<\/span> use<\/span> three<\/span> to<\/span> five<\/span> spy<\/span> satellites<\/span> to<\/span> build<\/span> a<\/span> space<\/span> surveillance<\/span> system<\/span> that<\/span> could<\/span> monitor<\/span> the<\/span> Korean<\/span> peninsula<\/span> in<\/span> near-real<\/span> time,<\/span> said<\/span> Lee<\/span> Chung-geun,<\/span> an<\/span> honorary<\/span> fellow<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Korea<\/span> Institute<\/span> of<\/span> Science<\/span> and<\/span> Technology<\/span> Policy.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> satellite<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> several<\/span> high-tech<\/span> weapon<\/span> systems<\/span> Kim<\/span> has<\/span> publicly<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> launch.<\/span> His<\/span> wish<\/span> list<\/span> also<\/span> includes<\/span> multiple<\/span> warhead<\/span> missiles,<\/span> nuclear<\/span> submarines,<\/span> solid-fuel<\/span> intercontinental<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> hypersonic<\/span> missiles.<\/span> During<\/span> a<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> space<\/span> agency<\/span> in<\/span> mid-May,<\/span> Kim<\/span> emphasized<\/span> the<\/span> strategic<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> spy<\/span> satellites<\/span> in<\/span> conflicts<\/span> between<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Easley<\/span> said<\/span> Kim<\/span> likely<\/span> stepped<\/span> up<\/span> pressure<\/span> on<\/span> scientists<\/span> and<\/span> engineers<\/span> to<\/span> launch<\/span> spy<\/span> satellites<\/span> after<\/span> rival<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> successfully<\/span> launched<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> commercial<\/span> satellite<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> month<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> home-made<\/span> Nuri<\/span> rocket.<\/span>
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) –\u00a0North Korea’s first attempt to send a spy satellite into space failed\u00a0, undermining ruler Kim Jong-un’s efforts to bolster military power amid heightened tensions with the United States and South Korea. North Korea admitted its failure with unusual speed, but vowed to carry out a second launch after learning what had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,276,2436,2437],"tags":[5040,5041,5601,5657,5694,5695,5696,5697,5698,1551,5699,1552,5700,2574,5701,2580,4211,4212,4213],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/korean.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7450"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7450"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7453,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7450\/revisions\/7453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}