Pentagon Confirms North Korea Launched Satellite into Orbit
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Pentagon confirmed that North Korea has successfully launched a satellite or similar device into orbit, as the US and its allies weigh how to respond to the act.
“We've been able to determine that they were able to put a satellite or some space device into orbit,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said on Monday evening.
He said the Pentagon will, in light of this, begin “formal consultations” with South Korea over improvements to their own missile defense systems, Fox News reported.
“We'd like to see this move as quickly as possible, but we're beginning the consultations now in the coming days with the South Koreans and we expect that this will move in an expeditious fashion,” Cook said.
The US and other world powers have condemned the launch of a long-range rocket, describing it as a banned test of ballistic missile technology.
The United States and China have been trying to agree on a new sanctions resolution since North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Jan. 6.
