NKorea: Kim Jong Un's Sister Rejects Dialogue with US

Anti-North Korea narrative

Whether it's as sophisticated as other launch systems or not, the fact that North Korea can successfully launch a satellite means it's on its way to putting ballistic missiles into space as well. This is a next-level threat to Japan, South Korea, and the US, to which each respective military should be concerned. South Korea can point out flaws in the North's technological pursuits all it wants, but the West cannot be complacent as Pyongyang works with the likes of Russia and China to advance its lethal rocket programs.