According to the International Maritime Organization and the Associated Press, North Korean authorities have announced the launch of a military spy satellite for the month of June.
The announcement was detailed in emails sent by the Maritime Administration to the IMO and the Japan Coast Guard.
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According to the information gathered, the equipment, which will be the first of its kind to be launched by the Kim Jong-un regime, will have as its main objective to monitor movements of countries considered enemies, such as South Korea and the United States United.
The announcement of the launch put the government of Japan on alert, which led the country's Minister of Defense to notify the population about possible falls of debris resulting from the launch of the satellite.
In addition, Japanese authorities have already commented on the attack, saying that if it hovers over the country's airspace, the North Korean satellite will be shot down.
Doubts surrounding the North Korean satellite
Since the announcement of the launch of North Korea's new spy satellite, it has been speculated whether the equipment would have sufficient technical capacity to monitor the US and South Korea in real time.
Recently, Ri Pyong Chol, a senior official of the North Korean dictatorship explained that the country is trying to defend itself from alleged “invasion threats” identified by Pyongyang in joint military exercises conducted by the United States and Korea southern.
At the same time, the military commands in Washington and Seoul have justified the exercises (many times held in close to the border with North Korea), saying they are a response to the advance of the nuclear program North Korean.
Still according to Ri Pyong Chol, these movements have worried its leader, Kim Jong-un, who wants detailed and real-time information about the evolution of the exercises.
there may be consequences
In response to the announcement of the launch of the satellite, South Korea informed, through its defense ministry, that North Korea could face consequences.
As described in official statements, the launch violates United Nations Security Council resolutions, which prohibit the regime from carrying out any launches using ballistic technology.
According to Seoul, this launch could hide the real intentions of the Pyongyang regime which, according to them, intends to have intercontinental missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to other countries.
“It is absurd to use our legitimate joint exercises and maintenance of the joint US-South Korea defense posture to respond to advancing nuclear and nuclear threats. North Korean missiles as an excuse to launch a reconnaissance satellite," complained Lim Soo-suk, spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"We strongly urge North Korea to immediately cancel its launch plans," added Lim.
Other North Korean attacks
When asked about North Korea's spy satellite, Han Sung Geun, spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the country was monitoring North Korea's "provocations".
That's because, in addition to the new satellite, there are several other pieces of equipment that were announced by Kim Jong-un in his public statements.
At other times, the North Korean leader has promised weapons even more technological and threatening, such as solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear-powered submarines, hypersonic missiles, and multi-warhead missiles.
Between 2012 and 2016 North Korea had already launched other satellites, but they were disregarded because they were considered low-range and only for mapping purposes.
According to experts, North Korean satellites have archaic technology and are not even capable of sending captured images back to the country.
However, since 2022 Kim Jong-un's country has been intensifying nuclear defense and attack exercises, as well as tests with new weapons, which has worried the international community.
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