The United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia announced sanctions against North Korea on November 30 local time, in addition, the United States and South Korea also separately announced sanctions against North Korea. U.S. sanctions include eight North Koreans and one North Korean entity. South Korea's sanctions targeted only North Koreans, numbering 11. This is a joint statement and a separate sanction, why are the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia so sanctioning North Korea?
There are two reasons for this. First of all, the DPRK has recently successfully launched a military reconnaissance satellite, which has affected the original military balance on the peninsula. As Yoon's "political allies," the United States, Japan, and Australia will naturally step up to help South Korea support this area. Second, a week after the launch of the North Korean satellite, a large number of military secrets were filmed in the United States, Japan and South Korea**. Especially in the United States, North Korean satellites have photographed everything from Hawaii to the White House and the Pentagon, to Norfolk, the largest military base of the US Navy.
Not only that, but North Korea has also said that it will launch more military reconnaissance satellites in the future, which means that the United States, Japan and South Korea will have no military secrets about North Korea. From the point of view of the United States, Japan and South Korea, North Korea's actions are not only a clear provocation, but also a "threat" to their alleged security. They must stop North Korea by imposing sanctions on it.
As for why North Korea does not mention Australia in **, some people believe that Australia is far away from North Korea and has weak military strength and will not be involved, but even if North Korea does not focus on this country, Australia still chooses to join the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United States, Japan and South Korea.
However, sanctions from the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia may struggle to make a difference. U.S. executives know this, too, so they play on America's usual tradition of "fighting back on equality." Doesn't the DPRK have military reconnaissance satellites?Never mind. We helped South Korea launch a military reconnaissance satellite.
On December 1, local time, 24 hours after the four countries imposed sanctions on North Korea, South Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite was launched with the help of the United States. According to reports, it took an hour and 18 minutes for the satellite to complete the orbital program from launch. During this time, it successfully communicated with the ground station, marking the success of the launch announcement. South Korea naturally boasts of such a significant achievement.
South Korea's Ministry of Defense said that from the moment the satellite was successfully launched, the South Korean team had independent intelligence supervision and investigation capabilities. In addition, the South Korean Ministry of Defense stressed that the launch of satellites will gain an overwhelming advantage in competition with North Korea in the future.
It is undeniable that only at the technical level, the ROK reconnaissance satellite is indeed better than the DPRK. According to public information, the resolution of the North Korean satellite is 3 meters, which is much lower than the South Korean satellite by 03 meters. However, South Korea has two drawbacks.
On the one hand, South Korea lacks the capacity for independence. The ROK reconnaissance satellite was not only launched in the United States, but also provided by American companies with launch vehicles. On the other hand, South Korea's progress in satellite networking is expected to lag behind North Korea's. Relying on one reconnaissance satellite alone cannot play much role, and it is necessary to launch several more satellites to form a satellite network in order to carry out 24-hour uninterrupted supervision and tracking of a certain area. A few days ago, the North Korean side said that it would continue to launch several more in a short time, indicating that the North Korean side already has a network plan. South Korea, on the other hand, is not so far.
South Korea** said that South Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite is estimated to be officially launched in the first half of next year, and the networking time will be longer. Therefore, South Korea still has a long way to go to realize the crushing advantage over the DPRK mentioned by the ROK Ministry of National Defense. Of course, South Korea's inability does not mean that the United States is incapable. A spokesman for the U.S. Space Command recently said that the United States is fully capable of containing North Korea's space capabilities. The implication is that the United States has the ability to infringe on North Korean satellites and even stop them from working.
Regarding the US deterrent rhetoric, the DPRK issued a "war warning" that all invasions of North Korean satellites would be considered a "declaration of war". Subsequently, the DPRK also solemnly warned that it would use war deterrence if an enemy country attacked its strategic assets. North Korea did not say what war deterrence would include, but some analysts believe that this means retaliating using all available means.
It should be noted that China is also following the development of the situation on the peninsula. Just four days before the launch of South Korea's satellite, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, pointed out that no country should pursue its own absolute security at the expense of other countries. Obviously, in China's view, security is equal and double standards cannot be played.