North Korea lashes out at critics, hints at more satellite launches

North Korea told the UN Security Council on Monday that its launch of a spy satellite was legitimate self-defense, rejecting denunciations led by the United States.

Western powers, Japan and South Korea said North Korea violated Security Council resolutions by launching last week’s satellite, which the totalitarian state said has already provided images of major US and South Korea military sites.

In a rare appearance at the Security Council, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kim Song, complained that other countries faced no restrictions on satellites.