NORTH KOREA SAYS SPY SATELLITE CAPTURED “IN DETAIL” IMAGES OF THE WHITE HOUSE, PENTAGON

Tue 28 October 2023:

North Korea said on Tuesday that its military spy satellite photographed different US facilities and installations, including the White House and Pentagon.

On November 25-28, the National Aerospace Technology Administration briefed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the operations of the spy satellite.

Last week, North Korea said it “successfully” launched its surveillance satellite into space on its third attempt this year.

Kim viewed photos of Italy’s capital Rome, the US’ Anderson Air Force Base taken above the Pacific island of Guam, and images of other regions, the Pyongyang-based Korean Central News Agency reported.

He was also presented detailed photos of the US naval station in Norfolk and the Newport News Dockyard, both in Virginia, taken at 11.35 p.m. (1435GMT) on Nov. 27, as well as the White House and the Pentagon in Washington and “other objects,” it said.

“Four U.S. Navy nuclear carriers and one British aircraft carrier were spotted in the photos of the Norfolk Naval Station and the Newport News Dockyard,” the report added.

Last week, Pyongyang claimed it received photographs of US military bases in Guam from North Korea’s first spy satellite.

“No other nation in the world is in the security environment as critical as the DPRK,” said Kim, using the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

“One belligerent party, the United States, is threatening us with a nuclear weapon,” he said.

“It is a legitimate right for the DPRK as another belligerent party to develop, test, manufacture and possess weapons systems equivalent to those that the United States possesses or is developing.”

The country has said that its new eye in the sky has already provided images of major US and South Korean military sites, as well as photos of the Italian capital Rome.

“Routine” and “defensive in nature”

The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, rejected North Korea’s assertion it was acting in self-defence and said that joint US-South Korean exercises were “routine” and “defensive in nature”.

“We intentionally reduce risk and pursue transparency by announcing the exercises in advance including the dates and the activities, unlike the DPRK,” she said, adding that the drills did not violate Security Council resolutions.

South Korea’s spy agency said that Russia, eager for assistance in Ukraine, helped North Korea on the satellite following a summit between Kim and President Vladimir Putin.

The US said last month that North Korea had delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia.

Russia and China, North Korea’s main ally, have put forward a resolution, opposed by the US, to ease sanctions on Pyongyang as part of an effort to encourage dialogue.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

______________________________________________________________

FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:

WhatsApp CHANNEL
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22