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Japan‘s Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission has now touched on the Moon.
If this proves to have been a safe landing, Japan will become only the fifth country to land on the moon.
Slim has completed its descent to the lunar surface and we are awaiting confirmation of whether the landing was a success.Β
North Korea has tested an underwater nuclear weapon system in response to joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported citing a statement by a spokesman for North Korea’s Defense Ministry.
“Joint maritime exercises were staged again in the waters off Jeju Island for three days from Jan. 15 with the involvement of the U.S. nuclear carrier Carl Vinson and Aegis cruiser Princeton and warships of the Japanese maritime “Self-Defense Force” and the ROK navy,” the spokesman said.
He said the drills furtherΒ destabilized the regional situationΒ and seriously threatened North Korea’s security.
