{"id":122409,"date":"2023-12-02T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T09:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=122409"},"modified":"2023-12-02T09:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T09:29:19","slug":"north-korea-threatens-to-start-ww3-if-us-shoots-down-spy-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/north-korea-threatens-to-start-ww3-if-us-shoots-down-spy-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea threatens to start WW3 if US shoots down spy satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North Korea has warned that any attempt by the US to interfere with its newly launched spy satellite would be considered an act of war.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang said any interference would result in the elimination of US spy satellite capabilities, according to state media KCNA which cited a statement from North Korea’s defence ministry.<\/p>\n

The statement read: “In case the US tries to violate the legitimate territory of a sovereign state by weaponizing the latest technologies illegally and unjustly, the DPRK will consider taking responsive action measures for self-defence to undermine or destroy the viability of the US spy satellites.”<\/p>\n

DPRK stands for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – the country’s official name. Pyongyang added that any interference would be seen as a declaration of war.<\/p>\n

The isolated state said that it successfully launched its first spy satellite on November 21 in violation of a ban on ballistic missile testing.<\/p>\n

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Pyongyang claimed to have taken photos of US military infrastructure over Japan, the territory of Guam and the mainland US. The country also claimed it took satellite photos of the White House.<\/p>\n

The North\u2019s statement followed remarks by Sheryll Klinkel, a public affairs officer for the US Space Forces that were carried in Radio Free Asia, a US government-funded news service, earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

Asked whether the United States can block the operation of North Korea\u2019s spy satellite, the RFA report quoted Klinkel as saying that “Joint Force space operations could deny an adversary\u2019s space and counter-space capabilities and services using a variety of reversible and irreversible means, reducing the effectiveness and lethality of adversary forces across all domains.”<\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s satellite launch has inflamed animosities between the two Koreas, with the rivals taking steps to breach a previous military agreement meant to ease front-line military tensions.<\/p>\n

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