- North Korea leader Kim briefed on satellite operations – KCNA
- Launch condemned by US and allies
- South to suspend part of a military pact with the North
- US submarine, aircraft carrier in South Korea in show of force
SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) – South Korea on Wednesday suspended part of a 2018 military agreement with North Korea after it defied warnings from the United States and launched a spy satellite.
The suspension of a clause in the agreement will see South Korea step up military surveillance along the heavily fortified border with the North.
North Korea said it placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday. Photographs in state media showed what appeared to be leader Kim Jong Un watching the fiery launch of a rocket from a base.
Kim was later briefed on the satellite’s operations at the control centre of the space agency in Pyongyang and viewed images taken above the U.S. Pacific…
