North Korea is expected to make a third attempt at launching a spy satellite in the middle of October, according to a South Korean think tank.
North Korea is expected to take another shot at launching a spy satellite this month, according to South Korean observers. The Korea Institute for National Unification , a government-funded South Korean think tank focused on inter-Korean issues, expects their northern neighbor to try launch the complicated space hardware between Oct. 10 and Oct. 26. 'Pyongyang is likely to try to launch its spy satellite ahead of South Korea's attempt.
The hypothetical launch would be North Korea's third attempt at putting a spy satellite in orbit. 'In the runup to the announcement, North Korea will likely display its advanced nuclear capabilities at least once,' KINU director Chung Sung-yoon speculated, according to Yonhap.
That unsuccessful attempt occurred just three months after an initial launch also failed. The National Aerospace Development Administration previously said it would first study what went wrong with the August launch but noted that 'the cause of the relevant accident is not a big issue in terms of the reliability of cascade engines and the system.' Senior diplomats from the U.S.
North Korea warned Wednesday that its military will deliver 'the most overwhelming and sustained response strategy' to the U.S. after the Pentagon last week issued a report on weapons of mass destruction that called the country a 'persistent' threat.
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