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flood: South Korea Part of a used missile recovered from the sea north The Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday that Korea’s failed attempt to launch its first military satellite last month.
The debris was recovered Thursday night, the military said, adding that they continued to search for additional objects from what North claimed was a space launch vehicle.
On May 31, North Korea attempted to launch its first spy satellite, but the flight ended in failure with the booster and payload falling into the sea.
South Korea found wreckage off its western coast shortly after launch, and launched a salvage operation in hopes of studying the new missile.
Pictures released by the South Korean army showed a large cylindrical object with the sign “ChunmaIt means winged horse in Korean. North Korea said the missile was named Chollima-1.
“The rescued object will be thoroughly analyzed by expert organisations, including L.A. Agency Defense developmentThe army said in a statement.
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said the debris appears to be the second stage of the missile, and that the military will continue to search for the payload and the third stage.
South Korea said on Monday that Chinese warships had conducted rescue operations in the waters where the North Korean missile fell. It was not immediately clear if the Chinese military was continuing the search.
Seoul and Washington condemned the launch, calling it a provocation and a violation of UN Security Council resolutions banning North Korea’s use of ballistic missile technology.
Pyongyang said it was exercising its right to develop space to counter what it called US “aggression”, and vowed to launch another missile soon.
On Friday, a US submarine arrived in South Korea in a show of force, a day after North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast, warning of an “inevitable” response to military exercises being conducted by South Korean and US forces.
The debris was recovered Thursday night, the military said, adding that they continued to search for additional objects from what North claimed was a space launch vehicle.
On May 31, North Korea attempted to launch its first spy satellite, but the flight ended in failure with the booster and payload falling into the sea.
South Korea found wreckage off its western coast shortly after launch, and launched a salvage operation in hopes of studying the new missile.
Pictures released by the South Korean army showed a large cylindrical object with the sign “ChunmaIt means winged horse in Korean. North Korea said the missile was named Chollima-1.
“The rescued object will be thoroughly analyzed by expert organisations, including L.A. Agency Defense developmentThe army said in a statement.
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said the debris appears to be the second stage of the missile, and that the military will continue to search for the payload and the third stage.
South Korea said on Monday that Chinese warships had conducted rescue operations in the waters where the North Korean missile fell. It was not immediately clear if the Chinese military was continuing the search.
Seoul and Washington condemned the launch, calling it a provocation and a violation of UN Security Council resolutions banning North Korea’s use of ballistic missile technology.
Pyongyang said it was exercising its right to develop space to counter what it called US “aggression”, and vowed to launch another missile soon.
On Friday, a US submarine arrived in South Korea in a show of force, a day after North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast, warning of an “inevitable” response to military exercises being conducted by South Korean and US forces.
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