North and South Korea Launch First Spy Satellites Amid Escalating Tensions

National Security Advisers from US, South Korea, and Japan to Discuss Growing North Korean Threat

North Korea and South Korea have both successfully launched their first spy satellites, escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
South Korea partially suspended a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement following North Korea's satellite launch, leading to North Korea fully scrapping the deal.
National security advisers from the United States, South Korea, and Japan are set to meet in Seoul to discuss North Korea's growing military threat.
South Korean intelligence claims that Russian help was responsible for North Korea's successful satellite launch, a claim both Pyongyang and Moscow deny.
Both North and South Korea's satellite launches are expected to increase their surveillance capabilities and potentially heighten the risk of military clashes.