US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his counterpart Cho Tae-yul. Source: Yonhap
Russia could transfer advanced satellite and space technologies to North Korea, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said after meeting South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Seoul.
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The DPRK already receives Russian military equipment and training. We now have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technologies with Pyongyang,” Blinken said.
He also noted that Russia’s cooperation with North Korea could include support for the DPRK’s nuclear program, which would constitute a significant deviation from international efforts to curb the regime’s development of nuclear weapons.
“This is a concern that concerns not only the United States, but also Korea and Japan,” he added.
While Mr. Blinken was visiting Seoul, North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan. The launch took place at 12:01 Korean time. According to J/FPS-5 radar stations, the missile reached an altitude of about 100 km and covered a distance of 1,100 km, flying in a northeast direction.
Flight direction of the ballistic missile that landed outside the Japanese exclusive economic zone. Illustration: Ministry of Defense of Japan
In November 2023, the DPRK successfully launched the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite using a Chollima-1 launch vehicle, after two unsuccessful attempts. Pyongyang claims the spy satellite was designed to monitor “dangerous military activities” by the United States and South Korea.
North Korea’s close cooperation with Russia highlights the importance of strengthening the security partnership between the United States, South Korea, Japan and NATO. Mr. Blinken stressed that security in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe is increasingly interconnected.
Source: Yonhap : Yonhap
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