North Korea's Kim Jong Un's satellite snaps White House, Pentagon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly received images of the White House, Pentagon, and US aircraft carriers captured by the country's newly launched spy satellite, as announced by state media KCNA on Tuesday. As reported by Reuters, the satellite, launched last week, is described by North Korea as a reconnaissance satellite designed for monitoring the military activities of both the United States and South Korea.
Also Read: North Korea, US envoys engage in rare public sparring at UN meeting The photos were the latest in a series of images of what KCNA described as “major target regions" sent by the satellite, including the South Korean capital of Seoul and US military bases. KCNA said that Kim also inspected satellite photos of the Andersen Air Force Base in the US Western Pacific territory of Guam and a US shipyard and airbase in Norfolk and Newport, where a total of four nuclear-powered air carriers and a British air carrier were spotted.
Also Read: North Korea accuses US, South Korea of pushing Korean peninsula towards nuclear war at UNGA The United States and South Korea have denounced the satellite launch by North Korea, considering it a breach of UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting the use of ballistic technology. Also Read: North Korea's Kim Jong Un orders steps to boost ties with Russia amid US, Seoul warning of weapons deal South Korean officials have expressed skepticism about North Korea's satellite capabilities, highlighting that the country has not provided evidence or released the captured photos.
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