A North Korean state media report says top officials have vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite.
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's rocket launch during a news program, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 19, 2023. Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country's first, and failed, launch last month"the most serious" shortcoming this year and harshly criticized those responsible, state media reported Monday.
A lengthy Korean Central News Agency dispatch on the meeting didn’t clearly say who spoke, but said a report to the meeting “bitterly criticized the officials who irresponsibly conducted the preparations for satellite launch.” North Korea monitoring groups haven’t reported any purges or dismissals of scientists or others involved in the failed launch.
During the meeting, Politburo members also analyzed the “extremely deteriorating security situation” in the region caused by the “reckless war moves” of North Korea's rivals, the report said, apparently referring to the expanded U.S.-South Korea military drills. Russia and China, both veto-holding permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, have repeatedly blocked attempts by the U.S. and others to toughen U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its missile tests.
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