North Korea claimed its first spy satellite tv for pc put into area, which was launched into orbit final week, has taken pictures of the White House, Pentagon and close by US naval stations.

The distinguished US websites add to an inventory of areas North Korea claims to have photographed utilizing its reconnaissance probe that was launched on Nov. 21. The state’s official media stated chief Kim Jong Un has seen the newest pictures together with earlier pictures of Rome, Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, Pearl Harbor and the US Navy’s Carl Vinson plane provider.

South Korea salvaged considered one of North Korea’s spy satellites after a failed launch earlier this yr and concluded the expertise had little navy worth. While Seoul believes any North Korea satellite tv for pc could be rudimentary at finest, such expertise might assist Kim’s regime in its concentrating on because it steps up its capacity to ship a nuclear strike.

North Korea had stated the satellite tv for pc would formally begin its reconnaissance mission from Dec. 1 after some high-quality tuning, however the official Korean Central News Agency stated Tuesday: “the fine-tuning process of the satellite is being hastened to end one or two days earlier.”

There has been no affirmation from the surface world on whether or not the satellite tv for pc is operational and North Korea has but to launch any pictures to the surface world taken by its new satellite tv for pc.

A White House National Security Council spokesperson stated the US can not independently confirm the North Korean declare. The spokesperson stated the US condemns the launch of an area launch car utilizing ballistic missile expertise, calling it a violation of a number of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

North Korea has a historical past of bluster in terms of satellite tv for pc claims. Under the management of Kim Jong Il — the daddy of the present chief — North Korea had stated it positioned a satellite tv for pc into orbit that was enjoying revolutionary songs, solely to have Washington say the probe was possible on the backside of the ocean.