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Russia is planning to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, according to a warning from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“The DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment and training. We now have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced satellite and space technology with Pyongyang,” Blinken said while in Seoul, using Official name of North Korea.
This technology would allow North Korea to identify targets and aim attacks at adversaries around the world, including the US. Last year, North Korea was estimated to have an arsenal of 50 nuclear weapons.
The warning comes as North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, ramping up its weapons tests in the weeks before the president-elect. donald trump takes possession of the position.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul attend a joint press conference in South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
In one of his last moves as head of the Department of State, Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korea’s allies about the North Korean nuclear threat. He will also visit officials in Japan, France, Italy and the Holy See.
The supply of satellite technology to North Korea would come after North Korea supplied Russia with troops and weapons to fight its war against Ukraine.
Russia “may be close” to accepting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, reversing decades of commitment to the DPRK’s denuclearization.
“The DPRK is already receiving Russian military equipment and training. We now have reason to believe that Moscow intends to share advanced space and satellite technology with Pyongyang,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Russia helped North Korea successfully launch its first satellite in 2023. A Russian rocket launched Iranian satellites into orbit in November, escalating the 21st century space race between the US and its enemies.
Last year, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, issued an ominous warning calling on the Biden administration to declassify information that was later revealed to be about Russia’s anti-satellite capabilities.
A man walks past a television showing a news report about North Korea firing a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
In May, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Plumb warned that Russia was developing an “indiscriminate” nuclear weapon designed for space, highlighting its potential impacts on communications, commerce and national security.
At a year-end policy conference, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement his “tougher” policy against the US and condemned the Biden administration for strengthening ties with South Korea and Japan, describing the alliance as a “nuclear military bloc for aggression”. .”
During his administration, President-elect Trump met with Kim three times to discuss it nuclear programs. However, encouraged by Russian support and a reduction in the enforcement of international sanctions, Kim may be less likely than ever to give up on talks with the US.
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It is also unclear whether Trump would place the same emphasis on strengthening US alliances in Asia as the Biden administration. In the past, he has complained about the cost of keeping 28,000 US troops in South Korea to deter threats from the North and pushed for Seoul to increase its own defense contributions.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
