North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family were shown in state media enjoying a banquet with scientists and engineers involved in the country’s recent launch of its first-ever military spy satellite. The launch, which Pyongyang claimed successfully placed the satellite into orbit and provided images of US military bases in Guam, was hailed by Kim as the beginning of a “new era of a space power.” The event has further intensified tensions on the Korean peninsula, with Seoul partially suspending a joint military agreement with Pyongyang. In light of the launch, the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan, and China are set to hold trilateral talks, and there are growing concerns over North Korea’s military development and its deepening relationship with Russia. Kim has been praised by state media for showing “paternal love” for the scientists and workers involved in the satellite launch.