North Korea's Military Satellite Launch Raises Concerns for Regional Security.

Kim Yo Jong, senior North Korean official and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, announced that a North Korean military reconnaissance satellite will soon enter space orbit and begin its mission. She defended Wednesday's failed launch and North Korea's right to self-defense, saying that if North Korea's satellite launch is to be condemned, all the countries that have already launched thousands of satellites, including the US, should be condemned. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said it identified an object presumed to be part of what North Korea claims to be its space launch vehicle in the sea about 200 kilometers west of Eocheong Island.