North Korea intends to launch a "military reconnaissance satellite" in June, the country's state media reported Tuesday, calling the move "indispensable" to beef up preparedness against what it said was the threat posed by the United States and its allies.The plan was announced in a statement dated Monday by Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The Japanese government said Monday that North Korea notified it of a plan to launch a satellite between Wednesday and June 11."The DPRK's …READ FULL ARTICLE
