South Korea warns North against satellite launch

South Korea has warned the North it will “pay a harsh price” if it goes ahead with its plan to launch a satellite into space. North Korea said on Tuesday it intended to carry out the launch between 8 and 25 February. Japan’s defence minister said he had issued an order to shoot down any […]

South Korea has warned the North it will “pay a harsh price” if it goes ahead with its plan to launch a satellite into space. North Korea said on Tuesday it intended to carry out the launch between 8 and 25 February.
Japan’s defence minister said he had issued an order to shoot down any missile that threatened to fall on Japanese territory.
The US has said any North Korean launch would be an “egregious violation” of a UN ban on missile launches by North Korea, and called for more sanctions.
North Korea has always said its space programme is peaceful, but it is believed to be developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.