South Korea’s military warned North Korea to halt its planned spy satellite launch Monday.
South Korea suggested it could suspend an agreement to reduce tensions and resume its front-line aerial surveillance, The Associated Press reported.
North Korea failed its first two attempts to put a spy satellite in space and vowed to conduct a third attempt in October. But South Korean officials said there was a delay and now warn a launch could happen soon.
“Our military will come up with necessary measures to protect the lives and safety of the people, if North Korea pushes ahead with a military spy satellite launch despite our warning,” a senior South Korean military officer, Kang Hopil, said in a televised statement.
The U.N. Security Council has banned North Korea from launching satellites because it views them as a disguised test of its missile technology. Kang said North Korea is launching the satellite to improve its monitoring of South Korea and to advance its long-range missile program.
According to the AP, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik said in an interview that a launch was expected later this month.
South Korean officials said the launch’s delay was likely because North Korea is receiving technology assistance from Russia.
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