North Korea Is Gearing Up for Another Space Launch According to New Intelligence Report
The past year has been a landmark one for North Korea’s space program. Back in November they put their first spy satellite into orbit, with intelligence experts believing that Russia may have helped them. Now it looks like they’re getting ready for another. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00 The past year has been a landmark one for North Korea's space program.
00:03 Back in November, they put their first spy satellite into orbit,
00:06 with intelligence experts believing that Russia may have helped them.
00:10 Now, US and South Korean intelligence reports indicate Kim Jong-un's regime
00:14 may be gearing up for another launch. The report outlines the detection of
00:18 certain pre-launch signs in a northwestern region, an area known to be the location
00:22 of their space launch center. North Korea reported after their initial satellite launch
00:26 that it was orbiting and providing reconnaissance photos of the White House and the Pentagon.
00:31 That launch was met with new sanctions on the insular nation, and resulted in South Korea
00:36 suspending a military agreement it had entered into with the North in 2018.
00:40 Reuters reports that North Korea in turn exited the pact altogether,
00:44 and rebuilt some of its military buildings near the border with South Korea.
00:48 Kim Jong-un and his country have already announced their intentions to launch
00:51 as many as three satellites this year. What purpose those satellites will serve is unclear,
00:56 but it's a worrying notion considering the DPRK re-initiated its nuclear program.
01:01 In addition to space launches, North Korea has also had myriad successful intercontinental
01:06 cruise and other missile tests over the last couple of years as well.