South Korea Has Moved to Suspend Part of a Military Agreement It Signed with Pyongyang in 2018 After The Isolated North Defied Warnings from The United States and Its Allies and Launched A Spy Satellite, Calling It A Success.
North Korea Said It Placed Its First Spy Satellite in Orbit Yesterday and Vowed to Launch More in The Near Future.
South Korea and Japan, Which First Reported the Launch, Could Not Immediately Verify Whether A Satellite Was In Orbit, After The Pentagon Said The U.S. Military Was Still Assessing Whether The Launch Was A Success.
The Pact, known as The Comprehensive Military Agreement and Aimed at De-Escalating Tensions Between the Rivals, Was Signed at A 2018 Summit Between Former South Korean President Moon Jae-In and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un.
But Critics Have Called for It to Be Scrapped, Saying It Weakened Seoul’s Ability to Monitor North Korea’s Actions Around the Border, While Pyongyang Has Flagrantly Violated the Agreement.
