North Korea on Monday unveiled photos of the Earth taken by a camera mounted on a ballistic missile it launched a day earlier.Rodong Sinmun, the official daily of the ruling Workers\u2019 Party, published dozens of colour photos of Sunday\u2019s Pukguksong 2 missile launch, including several pictures of the Earth taken from a high altitude (the missile reached a maximum altitude of 560 km), Efe news reported.<\/p>\n
Experts have indicated that five of these photos, that appeared on page 3 of the daily, seem to have been taken when the missile was re-entering the lower atmosphere.<\/p>\n
This is the first time the Kim Jong-un regime has revealed images from a missile-mounted camera and the move is being interpreted as Pyongyang\u2019s attempt to demonstrate its mastery over the missile atmospheric re-entry technology.<\/p>\n
The country has never provided concrete data on the performance of its missiles while they re-enter the atmosphere until now, making it impossible to assess Pyongyang\u2019s actual capacities in missile re-entry technology.<\/p>\n
This technology is key to ensuring that the warhead is able to withstand the vibrations and heat of the flight\u2019s terminal phase before the impact.<\/p>\n
While a detailed study of the images by experts is awaited, the publication of the photos seem intended at unsettling the international community, especially the US.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the North Korean leader had warned they were in the advanced stages of developing an intercontinental missile, that would be able to reach the US.<\/p>\n
There has been an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula owing to repeated weapons testing by Pyongyang and tougher rhetoric, as well as a threat of preemptive strikes, by the US.<\/p>\n
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