NK News
North Korea’s ambassadors continue to fuel speculation regarding an upcoming missile launch, holding numerous press conferences discussing the DPRK’s preparations in recent days.
According to an article from Radio Free Asia (RFA), North Korean Ambassador to the UN Seo Sae Pyung yesterday in Geneva reaffirmed the DPRK’s stance on future satellite launches.
During the press conference, Seo told assembled reporters putting satellites in orbit is the “the right of a country,” in comments carried by RFA.
The ambassador to the UN also confirmed the current construction of a launching pad in Tongchang-ni, but declined to comment on its completion.
North Korean media recently upped its output on the possibility of another satellite launch, claiming the DPRK is within its legal rights in doing so.
Detractors argue the data generated from satellite launches could be used in the North’s Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) programs.
“(Satellite launchers and ICBMs) started from a common denominator, so it’s very hard to stop ballistic missiles, you want to also stop the space program,” defense engineer and former head of Israel’s Missile Defense Organization Uzi Rubin told NK News in May….
