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North Korea Claims Satellite Photographed US, UK Military Sites; Rebuilds Border Guard Posts

South Korea Suspends No-Fly Zone Agreement; North Korea Defends Satellite Launch at UN

  • North Korea has claimed its newly launched military surveillance satellite has taken photos of a British aircraft carrier, the White House, and the Pentagon, according to state-run Korean Central News Agency.
  • South Korea has suspended a no-fly zone agreement with North Korea in response to the satellite launch.
  • North Korea has begun rebuilding guard posts and deploying troops and heavy weaponry along the border with South Korea, following the suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement.
  • North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations defended the country's satellite launch, stating it is a legitimate right for North Korea to develop, test, manufacture and possess weapons systems equivalent to those that the United States possesses.
  • Analysts and foreign governments have questioned the satellite’s capabilities and the usefulness of its pictures.
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