 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country's recent launch of a spy satellite was an exercise of its right to self-defense. As Pyongyang celebrated the event as showing it could strike anywhere in the world, state media reported on November 24.North Korea said on November 21 it had placed its first spy satellite in orbit, drawing international condemnation for violating UN resolutions that bar its use of technology applicable to ballistic missile programs, the North's state run. Television released several still photographs of Kim visiting the National Aerospace Technology Administration to applaud space scientists and technicians and hosting a reception to celebrate the launch on Thursday.