A still photograph shows what appears to be North Korea's new Chollima-1 rocket being launched in Cholsan County, North Korea, May 31, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency and taken from video.
A May 31 attempt - North Korea's first such launch since 2016 - ended in fiery failure when its new Chollima-1 rocket crashed into the sea.
A senior official at North Korea's space agency said after the launch that it planned to put more advanced satellites into orbit by 2020 and eventually "plant the flag of (North Korea) on the moon".
DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGYThe United States and its allies called North Korea's latest tests of satellite systems clear violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, which prohibit any development of technology applicable to North Korea's ballistic missile programs.
At the time of the 2016 space launch, North Korea had yet to fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Persons:
Kim Jong, Pyongyang’s, Ankit, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle
Organizations:
North, Korean Central News Agency, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Carnegie Endowment, International, Thomson
Locations:
Cholsan County, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, Japan, South Korea, Korea, Seoul, United States, U.S