Posted on 12/11/2012 5:24:42 PM PST by Sub-Driver
North Korea launches rocket in defiance of critics
8:07pm EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long- range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday in what it said was a bid to put a satellite into space.
The North launched the rocket close to the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il and as elections loom in South Korea and Japan.
The launch, reported by South Korean media, was confirmed by South Korea's Defense Ministry.
Pyongyang says it is entitled to launch a satellite into space but critics say the rocket development is aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.
North Korea is banned from conducting missile and nuclear-related tests under U.N. sanctions imposed after its 2006 and 2009 nuclear tests.
The latest launch comes after a failed attempt in April that fizzled less than two minutes after blast-off.
Japan and South Korea put their armed forces on alert prior to the launch. The rocket is scheduled to pass between the Korean peninsula and China, with a second stage splashing down off the Philippines before launching the satellite into orbit.
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Oh? To whom? And what's is about, a ship's rear end?
I have no faith in the fool in the white house.....
If this is true, it's the furthest the Norks have been able to reach. Nothing to laugh about.
These are not missiles for South Korea. Lots of South Koreans are worth more than your dime and your painted fingernails.
Then why did they threaten to shoot it down ?
“Radio enthusiasts hoping to listen to catch the sounds from the satellite can tune into 479MHz. North Korean officials say they will play music continuously on that frequency.”
Sorry; you're a present day alien...
So do small ones...
They could have shot down a failed launch that was actually descending towards japan, or a stage that was falling towards Japan.
They couldn't do anything about stopping a successful launch.
Let the South Koreans spend their own dimes and their own blood in their own defense. I don’t ask they spend their treasures on my defense.
No Long Dongs in North Korea. Musn’t overshadow the little fat man.
the text read “Obama” ?
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