South Korea said on Tuesday that its northern neighbor launched an alleged “space launch vehicle” today and sent public warnings of possible evacuations, and that Japan has activated its missile response plan in Okinawa.
Authorities in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sent warnings through public loudspeakers and messages on smartphones to prepare residents for possible evacuations, but there were no immediate reports of damage or disturbances, according to the AP news agency.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces gave no further information, only confirming that it had received a warning from North Korea that it was planning to launch its first military spy satellite into orbit.
Japan’s Coast Guard had said on Monday that North Korea was aware of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, but today Japanese authorities have already activated anti-missile alerts in Okinawa, southern Japan. .
The J-Alert alert system was activated at 6:30 am local time (21:30 GMT today) in this southwestern region of the country, advising the population to seek refuge due to the possibility of impact, Spain’s agency of news, Ef .
North Korea’s launch of a satellite violates UN Security Council resolutions banning the country from using ballistic technology, which is considered a cover for missile testing.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres warned North Korea today that any launch using ballistic missile technology would violate UN Security Council resolutions.
“The Secretary-General urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to resume diplomatic efforts for lasting peace and full and verifiable denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula,” Guterres spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement.
“Any launch using ballistic missile technology would violate relevant Security Council resolutions,” he concluded in a statement released a few hours ago.
Source: DN
