While it has been pointed out that North Korea may launch an ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile under the guise of "launch of an artificial satellite," General Secretary Kim Jung-eun visited the National Space Development Bureau and said, "South and Japan, over the Pacific Ocean. This is to provide our troops with the actions of the US military in Japan. "
On the 10th, North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on one side that General Secretary Kim Jung-eun visited the National Space Development Bureau, which is responsible for the development of reconnaissance satellites.
Kim said that the purpose of developing a reconnaissance satellite was "to provide Japanese troops with real-time actions of the U.S. forces in the South, Japan, and the Pacific Ocean," with the surveillance of the U.S. forces in Japan in mind. I am supposed to be.
From the photos on the paper, you can see that General Secretary Kim is looking at a map that includes the Korean Peninsula and part of the Japanese archipelago.
On top of that, General Secretary Kim said that he would "place many military reconnaissance satellites in orbit" during the "Five-Year Defense Plan" launched in January last year.
North Korea has revealed that it has conducted "important experiments for the development of reconnaissance satellites" on ballistic missiles launched on February 27 and this month.
South Korean intelligence has pointed out the possibility that North Korea will launch an ICBM under the guise of "launching an artificial satellite," and it seems that it is aiming to restrain the United States.