North Korea regards failed satellite launch as biggest mistake US Secretary of State Blinken has arrived in China

In a report to the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party, the officials responsible were “bitterly criticized”, state media reported on Monday. You would have irresponsibly advanced the preparations for the project. A new start attempt must be made shortly.

North Korea, which is subject to international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and missile program, admitted the technical failure shortly after the launch on May 31. A launcher had to launch the first own spy satellite into space. However, the missile crashed into the Yellow Sea about 200 kilometers west of the South Korean island of Eocheong. The South Korean military recently salvaged much of the missile’s wreckage for its own investigation into the state of North Korean missile technology. The technology of space rockets and long-range military missiles differs little.

According to reports from North Korea, the Central Committee presented an interim report on key security and economic policy tasks for this year at a multi-day meeting. Ruler Kim Jong-un was in attendance. In addition to progress in the expansion of the strategic armed forces, shortcomings were also mentioned on a number of points. “The most serious was the failed launch of a military reconnaissance satellite,” the ministry said. The development of such a satellite is of great importance for the armed forces “to be fully prepared for combat operations”. The Central Committee is one of the leading organs of the party, which is headed by Kim Jong-un. (sda/dpa)