According to the State Department, Pyongyang will break international law if it deploys a military spy satellite.
A probable North Korean satellite launch, according to the US State Department, would go against international sanctions imposed on the DPRK. The declaration was made following news reports in North Korean media that Kim Jong-un had visited a location where a spacecraft was being developed.
The launch would violate “multiple UN Security Council resolutions” on North Korea’s ballistic missile program, according to US State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel during a press briefing on Wednesday. These resolutions also concern rockets used for spacecraft.
“We have been very clear that we urge the DPRK to refrain from further threatening activity and call on Pyongyang to engage in serious and sustained diplomacy,” added Patel. We continue to have a variety of tools at our disposal to hold the DPRK responsible for its conduct, of course. You have witnessed us taking those actions, and we will keep doing so.
In response to North Korea’s weapons tests, the US now upholds a number of sanctions against it and has previously promised new ones.
Insisting that its weapons, including its nuclear arsenal, are for defensive purposes, Pyongyang has asserted its right to expand its military capabilities and has pointed to what it perceives as an aggressive US military posture on its border.
Kim saw the nation’s first military reconnaissance satellite on Tuesday while meeting with scientists, technicians, and senior officials. According to the Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean leader gave his approval to a vague “future action plan” before the launch.
The endeavor, according to Kim, is the “most crucial primary task” for the DPRK military forces. Kim said the satellite will be prepared to enter orbit anytime in the upcoming weeks when he unveiled the vehicle last month.
After the inspection, Kim stated that North Korea would continue to advance its space program and that the successful launch of a military reconnaissance satellite was an urgent request. This was also the government’s top policy priority.
Since the DPRK conducted a flurry of nuclear tests in retaliation for three rounds of joint US-South Korean wargames, tensions between Washington and Pyongyang have risen sharply. Despite the United States’ insistence that the drills pose no threat to any nation, North Korea has frequently denounced them as invasion rehearsals.
