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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on March 11, 2022. On May 30, 2023, North Korea confirmed plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June and described such capacities as crucial for monitoring the U.S.’s “reckless” military exercises with South Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.

North Korea’s first spy satellite to monitor U.S., South Korea

KIM TONG-HYUNG and JON GAMBRELL
May 30, 2023
In this photo distributed by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un smiles at an observation post to watch the launching of Scud missiles in Tongchang-ri in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

New North Korean nukes upset “balance of terror”

Emma Freer
May 31, 2017
In this May 28, 2015 photo, Paek Chang Ho, Vice Director of the Scientific Research and Development Department of North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration, talks during an interview in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean space agency officials say the country is developing a more advanced Earth observation satellite and are defending their right to conduct rocket launches whenever they see fit, despite protests by the United States and others that say the launches are aimed primarily at honing military-use technologies. (AP Photo/APTN)

North Korea says it’s developing new satellite for launch

Gregory Dewar
June 4, 2015
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