North Korean satellite scientists tell CNN a launch is 'imminent'



News North Korean satellite scientists tell CNN a launch is ‘imminent’ But CNN told that observers are "very wrong" to consider key October 10 anniversary as launch date Chad O'Carroll September 23, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Korea Pictorial Researchers from North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) told a U.S. journalist visiting Pyongyang that a satellite launch is “imminent,” CNN said on Wednesday. Will Ripley, who is regularly invited to relay messages from Pyongyang to the West, said interviews revealed “final preparations” are currently underway to launch “multiple satellites” into space, something U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned last week would lead to “severe consequences.” “Following the instructions of Marshal Kim Jong Un we scientists here are working very hard, you can’t imagine how hard, to develop in the shortest possible time, multi-functional, highly reliable, Earth observation satellites,” Hyon Gwang Il, NADA’s director of scientific research and © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korean satellite scientists tell CNN a launch is ‘imminent’

But CNN told that observers are "very wrong" to consider key October 10 anniversary as launch date

Chad O'Carroll September 23, 2015

North Korean satellite scientists tell CNN a launch is ‘imminent’

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Researchers from North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) told a U.S. journalist visiting Pyongyang that a satellite launch is “imminent,” CNN said on Wednesday.

Will Ripley, who is regularly invited to relay messages from Pyongyang to the West, said interviews revealed “final preparations” are currently underway to launch “multiple satellites” into space, something U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned last week would lead to “severe consequences.”

“Following the instructions of Marshal Kim Jong Un we scientists here are working very hard, you can’t imagine how hard, to develop in the shortest possible time, multi-functional, highly reliable, Earth observation satellites,” Hyon Gwang Il, NADA’s director of scientific research and

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