North Korea has informed Japan that is preparing to launch a satellite as early as this week, Tokyo announced but warned it may actually be a sanctions-defying ballistic missile test
In 2012 and 2016, Pyongyang tested ballistic missiles that it called satellite launches. / Photo: Reuters Archive
"Even if it's described as a satellite, a launch using ballistic missile technology would be a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions" and would threaten people's safety, Kishida told reporters. In 2021, Kim had identified the development of such satellites as a key defence project for the North Korean military.
South Korea's foreign ministry condemned the launch plan, but officials did not confirm to AFP if Seoul had been directly notified too.
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