U.S. Condemns North Korea’s Second Attempt to Launch a Spy Satellite

The U.S. condemned North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite, calling it a “brazen violation” of the United Nations Security Council and saying it could destabilize security in the region.

“Despite its failure, [the launch] is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions, raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region and beyond,” said Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the National Security Council, in a statement.

North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) attempted to launch the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 using the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put it into orbit, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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