Presidential Office Holds Security Situation Review Meeting Related to North Korea's Launch

"Determining Whether to Convene the National Security Council (NSC) if Necessary"

The Presidential Office announced on the 31st that it will hold a security situation review meeting in response to North Korea's space launch vehicle launch. The Presidential Office plans to decide whether to convene the National Security Council (NSC) as needed.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff disclosed at 6:32 a.m. that day, "North Korea launched what it claims to be a space launch vehicle in the southern direction." The JCS is analyzing the exact specifications of this launch vehicle.

North Korea's space launch vehicle launch occurred just one day after Ri Pyong-chol, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party, announced that it would be launched "soon." Previously, North Korea had notified Japan and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite between midnight on that day and midnight on the 11th of next month.

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