North Korea threatened , on Saturday, to "destroy" American spy satellites if

By Nour Al-Huda
North Korea threatened , on Saturday, to "destroy" American spy satellites if Washington tried to launch "any attack" targeting its satellite, which it launched 10 days ago, and said it would consider such a step as a "declaration of war."
The Korean Central News Agency quoted a statement by a Defense Ministry spokesman as saying that Pyongyang would respond to any American intervention that violates its country’s rights in space by taking “self-defense measures to limit the ability of American reconnaissance satellites to operate or destroy them.”
Since North Korea launched its Malig Yong-1 satellite last week, Pyongyang said it was able to monitor key sites in the United States and South Korea. This was its third attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit after two previous failed operations this year.
Experts believe that placing a reconnaissance satellite in orbit would improve North Korea's capabilities to collect intelligence information, especially over South Korea, and provide important data in any military conflict.
US Space Command spokeswoman Cheryl Klinkel told Radio Free Asia this week that the US military could undermine "the effectiveness and lethality of hostile forces in all domains