North Korea’s Planned Satellite Launch Sparks Warnings
- Japan Coast Guard warns satellite may launch May 31 to June 11
- North Korea last launched a space rocket in February 2016
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Japan and South Korea called on North Korea to abandon a planned rocket launch they see as breaching United Nations Security Council resolutions, following reports Pyongyang intends to put a satellite into orbit as early as this Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he instructed his cabinet Monday to gather and analyze information on North Korea’s plans. He said the launch would make use of technology deployed in ballistic missiles even if it was aimed at putting a satellite into space, a point reiterated by the government’s top spokesman.