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South Korea suspends military agreement after North Korea launches spy sat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
South Korea's defence chief Shin Won-sik said Thursday that a partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction deal is "a proportional response" and "a minimal defensive measure" against the North Korean regime following Pyongyang's controversial satellite launch, Yonhap News repo
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Japan lodges protest after N Korea launches spy satellite
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
North Korea have launched a rocket with their first spy satellite on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. The Japanese Ministry of Defence/Self Defence forces (MOD/SDF) have said that they will "strengthen" in air and missile defence capabilities in response to the launch.
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North Korea launches rocket with first spy satellite
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
North Korea on Tuesday launched a rocket with its first spy satellite, The New York Times reported. South Korea said this was an attempt by North Korea to put its first military reconnaissance satellite in orbit, this time with technological help from Russia.
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China rocket launch detected over Taiwan zone
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
China has launched a Long March rocket carrying a spy satellite that was reportedly spotted over Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday morning, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND).
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North Korea's second attempt to launch spy satellite fails
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
North Korea's second attempt to launch a spy satellite, Malligyong-1 into orbit failed on Thursday due to an error in the emergency blasting system in the third stage of the rocket.
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"No military utility": South Korea after analysing N Korea's failed spy sa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, scientists from South Korea and the United States conducted an analysis of the wreckage and determined that the satellite could not be used for military reconnaissance
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North Korea "bitterly condemns" UNSC meeting over satellite launch
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a press statement, Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister and a key ruling party official called the UNSC meeting an "unfair and biased act" of interfering in its internal affairs and violating its sovereignty, according to Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).
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Kim Jong Un's sister says North Korea will 'correctly' place spy satellite
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Kim Yo Jong made the above remarks while slamming the United States for condemning North Korea's satellite launch, Yonhao reported quoting Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails due to second-stage malfunction
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Earlier in the morning, North Korea launched the satellite at 6:27 am but failed to reach the desired place. The country pledged to make another attempt "as soon as possible," reported Kyodo News Agency citing a state-run Korean Central News Agency.
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North Korea's spy satellite "crashes into sea", vows 2nd launch "as soon a
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea launched "Malligyong-1," the military reconnaissance satellite mounted on a new-type rocket named "Chollima-1," at its rocket launching station on the west coast at 6:27 am (local time).
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North Korea says it will launch 1st military spy satellite in June
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
This comes a day after the North Korea notified Japan about its plan of launching a satellite between May 31 and June 11.
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Japan prepares to shoot down North Korean spy satellite debris
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Japan has turned on its missile interceptors and is getting ready to shoot down any pieces of a North Korean satellite that might land there, Al Jazeera reported.
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