North Korea’s first spy satellite launch ends in failure, and promise to send up another
- North Korea plans to launch its first spy satellite in June to monitor the US and its allies during joint military exercises in the Korean peninsula.
- Japan has ordered its Self-Defense Forces to prepare to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missile or rocket that threatens Japanese territory, after Pyongyang notified Tokyo of its plans.
- The launch could also be a way for North Korea to demonstrate its increased capabilities of being able to attack US bases in the Pacific and on the mainland with an intercontinental ballistic missile test.
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North Korea spy satellite crashes into sea, Seoul salvages wreckage
North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza. North Korea does not have a functioning satellite in space and leader Kim Jong Un has made developing a military spy satellite a top priority for his regime, despite UN resolutions banning its use of such technology. Pyongyang had s…
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