North Korea completely halts military agreement with South Korea

North Korea has cancelled a five-year-old agreement with South Korea aimed at reducing military tensions between the two countries. The disagreement started when Pyongyang announced that it had successfully launched a spy satellite into space. In response, South Korea partially suspended the agreement and resumed surveillance flights along the border. North Korea has now declared that it will fully suspend the pact and deploy stronger forces and equipment to the border. It has also fired a rocket containing its spy satellite and claimed it was a success. South Korea condemned the launch and decided to restart surveillance operations along the border. The US supported South Korea's decision, calling it a prudent response to North Korea's failure to adhere to the agreement. North Korea threatened to hold South Korea responsible if a conflict broke out. They also fired a ballistic missile into the sea, which is likely to have failed. The launch of the spy satellite has been criticized by South Korea, the US, and Japan. North Korea's development of a functioning spy satellite is part of its military plan, allowing them to monitor enemy movements and plan precise nuclear attacks. North Korean state media claims that Kim Jong Un has already reviewed images of US military bases in Guam sent by the satellite, but this has not been verified by the BBC.