North Korea boasts that its first spy satellite is ready to launch

In addition to intercontinental missiles and alleged nuclear weapons, North Korea has now boasted that it has its first spy satellite ready to be launched and put into orbit.

According to the state agency KCNA, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un said his country has built the first military spy satellite in its history and plans to launch it at an undisclosed date.

During a visit to the country's aerospace agency, Kim said having an operational military reconnaissance satellite is crucial if North Korea is to effectively use its nuclear-capable missiles.

Kim cited what he described as serious security threats posed by “the most hostile rhetoric and the most explicit action” from the United States and South Korea this year, according to revealed Korean state agency on Wednesday.

The North Korean leader said that possession of such a satellite is a paramount task to reinforce the armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that can never be abandoned, lost or changed

Kim Jong Un reported that the military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 was completed this April and that the next task of his military staff is to organize a non-permanent satellite launch preparatory committee to ensure that the device is launched on the expected date, though he did not disclose what that is.

During a major Workers' Party conference in January 2021, the North Korean leader publicly pledged to develop spy satellites, which are one of the main weapons systems his regime would bet on.

Experts doubt the quality of the satellite

Previous missile and rocket tests have shown that North Korea can send satellites into space, but many experts question whether it has cameras sophisticated enough to use for spying from a satellite, according to the AP agency. since after the previous test launches only low-resolution images were disseminated.