North Korea launches purported rocket after announcing plan for spy satellite
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately provide further details. Following the launch, officials in South Korea’s capital of Seoul sent alerts over public speakers and smartphones for residents to prepare for evacuation, but there were no immediate reports of damages or disruption.
Japan’s defense minister had ordered its forces to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory. Recent commercial satellite imagery of the North’s main rocket launch center in the northwest showed active construction activities indicating that North Korea plans to launch more than one satellite, however.And in his statement Tuesday, Ri said the country it would be testing “various reconnaissance means.”
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