North Korea has warned that any interference or attack on its “space assets” by the United States will be “considered a declaration of war”, state media KCNA said on Saturday (2).
“The US Space Force’s deplorable hostility towards the DPRK’s reconnaissance satellite cannot be ignored, as it is nothing more than a challenge to the sovereignty of the DPRK and, more precisely, a declaration of war against it,” the Ministry said of the country’s Defense in a statement.
DPRK stands for Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea (DPRK).
The warning came less than two weeks after Pyongyang said it had placed its first spy satellite in space, in a move that analysts predicted could allow the country to more precisely target its opponents.
ses who have experienced increasing military tensions with North Korea, were able to confirm that the “Malligyong-1” entered orbit.
A few days after the North Korean launch, South Korea launched its first spy satellite into orbit with the help of space company SpaceX.
KCNA said the unnamed US official claimed that Americans “can diminish the enemy country’s operating capabilities in outer space” by employing “reversible and irreversible methods.”
It is unclear who this US official might be.
A CNN was unable to find or verify any comments made recently by a US official.
Pyongyang claims that its satellite is for reconnaissance and “is not considered a space weapon under international law due to its technical characteristics intended for observation”.
However, analysts say the aircraft is intended to spy and enhance North Korea’s military capabilities.
The launch in November was condemned by North Korea’s neighbors Japan and South Korea, with Seoul calling it a “clear violation” of a UN Security Council resolution banning North Korea from using missile technology. ballistic.
However, Pyongyang warned that if its reconnaissance satellite is considered a “military threat” that “must be eliminated”, then it must also destroy “the countless US spy satellites that fly daily over the peninsula region”.
He also called the US the “seed of all evil” for allegedly turning space “into a theater of war.”
Pyongyang’s move led the South Korean government to partially suspend an agreement it had with North Korea that limited the South’s reconnaissance and surveillance activities along the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries.
North Korea later promised to deploy new military equipment along the military demarcation line.
Source: CNN Brasil
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