North Korea Promises Restarted Spy Satellite Project Despite Failed Launch and International Criticism
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, condemned other countries for criticizing North Korea's failed attempt to launch a spy satellite.
- Kim Yo Jong accused the United States of "gangster-like" hypocrisy for condemning the launch while launching its own satellites.
- North Korea admitted its first attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit failed but promised more attempts in the near future.
- The failed rocket launch prompted alerts in Japan and South Korea and criticism from the United States for violating UN resolutions.
- North Korea was recently elected to the executive board of the World Health Organization despite international tensions over its weapons programs.