NORTH KOREA THREATENS TO DESTROY US SATELLITES AND SETS "DECLARATION OF WAR" RED LINE

North Korea threatens to destroy US satellites and sets "declaration of war" red line

North Korea said it would "destroy" US spy satellites if Washington tries "any attack" on…

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Pyongyang, North Korea – North Korea warned Saturday it would “destroy” US spy satellites if Washington tries “any attack” on its space asset, after Pyongyang launched its first military eye in the sky last week.

North Korea said any attempt to interfere with its newly-launched military spy satellite would be considered a "declaration of war." — *North Korea said any attempt to interfere with its newly-launched military spy satellite would be considered a “declaration of war.” © via REUTERS*

A spokesman for the North’s defense ministry said it would consider such a move a “declaration of war”, according to a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.

The statement came after a US official’s remark that Washington “could deny an adversary’s space and counterspace capabilities… using a variety of reversible and irreversible means”, referring to the North’s successful spy satellite launch in late November.

The US military could undermine the “effectiveness and lethality of adversary forces across all domains”, Sheryll Klinkel, a spokesperson at the US Space Command, told Radio Free Asia this week.

On Saturday, Pyongyang threatened to “destroy” US spy satellites if Washington “tries to violate the legitimate territory” of North Korea, referring to its satellite program.

If the US attempts to breach its space rights, the North’s defense ministry spokesman said his country “will consider taking responsive action measures for self-defense to undermine or destroy the viability of the US spy satellites”…