SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) — North Korean propaganda outlet Uriminzokkiri on Sunday slammed South Korea for claiming recent satellite test launches, claimed by Pyongyang, were part of efforts to develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Uriminzokkiri accused Seoul of playing a double game on the space issue as all countries in the world have the right to carry out such projects.
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South Korea and the United States recently said they believed the North’s so-called satellite tests on February 27 and March 5 were part of a plan to develop a new ICBM system ahead of a possible rocket launch.
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The North Korean regime says the launches were made to develop a “reconnaissance satellite”.
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“Many countries are launching military satellites,” Uriminzokkiri wrote in a comment. “It is a brazen act of banditry to even maliciously defame our reconnaissance satellite launch preparations and even talk about sanctions.”
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The propaganda machine added that the Southern denunciation was nothing but a “paranoid convulsion”.
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Uriminzokkiri insisted that the reconnaissance satellite project is part of the country’s five-year defense science and weapons system development plan.
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“It is inappropriate for the South Korean authorities, who are seeking to develop multiple missiles and space launch vehicles aimed at us, to play a double game against our legitimate plan for space development and the exercise of our right to self-defense. “, concluded the website.
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