Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has pledged to launch more satellites after the country’s failed attempt to put its first military spy satellite into orbit.
Kim Yoo-Kong said it is North Korea’s sovereign right to acquire space-based spying capabilities. In a statement, he said that we are ready to do whatever it takes to defend this sovereign right and interests.
North Korea spy satellite, Japan missile alert
Kim’s comments came a day after North Korea’s long-range rocket, the country’s first spy satellite Malegyong-1, lost thrust after a stage separation and crashed into the sea west of the Korean Peninsula. It was destroyed.
After an unusually quick admission of failure, North Korea said it would launch a second satellite after analyzing what went wrong.
