Top North Korean officials have labelled their botched attempt to launch a spy satellite their 'most serious' shortcoming this year and vowed to make a second attempt soon.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pushing to establish a space-based surveillance system.abc.net.au/news/north-korea-calls-failed-satellite-gravest-failure/102496046Top North Korean officials have labelled their botched attempt to launch a spy satellite their "most serious" shortcoming this year and vowed to make a second attempt soon.
It was an unusually candid admission from Pyongyang, which reportedly said the rocket plunged into the sea "after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine".North Korean state media said officials in the meeting "bitterly criticised the officials who irresponsibly conducted the preparations for [the] satellite launch".
Groups monitoring the nation have not reported any purges or dismissals of scientists or others involved in the failed launch. Since the start of 2022, North Korea has carried out more than 100 missile tests, some of which have been related to developing a spy satellite and other powerful weapons on Kim's wish-list.Those at the meeting also discussed how North Korea would counteract expanded US-South Korea miliary drills.
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