North Korea has tried and failed to launch a military satellite into space — a move that had threatened to violate United Nations conventions and further inflame tensions in the region.
North Korea attempted to launch a rocket carrying a military spy satellite into space.Experts previously said the launch could demonstrate Russia's influence in helping the country enhance its military prowess.
"These launches are in violation of relevant security council resolutions and are a serious matter concerning the safety of our people," Mr Hayashi said. South Korea's Unification Ministry previously suggested that North Korea's launch of a second rocket satellite would signal "a provocation that seriously threatens our and regional security".
Bronwen Dalton, a specialist on North and South Korean politics, told ABC News on Tuesday that countries such as the US, South Korea and Japan would "definitely breathe a sigh of relief" following news of the launch failure. In exchange, she said, Russia might be helping North Korea overcome a barrier it has long struggled to surmount: the ability "to reach, literally, the heights of space and send a satellite into orbit".
"The launch of the new satellite carrier rocket failed when it exploded in mid-air during the flight of the first stage," the deputy director general of NATA said.
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