Like with Iran, nobody has doubted that North Korea has long range plans with long range missiles. The pudgy leader of the defiant communist nation announced yesterday that they would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December.
The United Nations feebly banned North Korea from developing its nuclear and missile programs eight months ago after the country's failed April bid for placing a long range rocket into space.
Washington is calling the announcement highly provocative, stating that it threatens peace and security in the region.
Washington is calling the announcement highly provocative, stating that it threatens peace and security in the region.
The launch is planned for between December 10 to 22. In addition to the strained relationship North Korea already has with the United States and South Korea, the event will pile more tension atop an already nervous region where Taiwan, Japan and China have been at odds over some islands.
Leader Kim Jong Un, who many had hoped would be less of a threat than his father, has proven to be more aggressive than Kim Jong Il, completely disregarding any international pleas for North Korea to halt its aggressive policies.
In regards to the upcoming launch, North Korea's Korean Committee for Space Technology spokesman said scientists have "analyzed the mistakes" made in the failed April launch and improved the precision of its Unha rocket and Kwangmyongsong satellite, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
In regards to the upcoming launch, North Korea's Korean Committee for Space Technology spokesman said scientists have "analyzed the mistakes" made in the failed April launch and improved the precision of its Unha rocket and Kwangmyongsong satellite, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
KCNA said the launch was a request of late leader Kim Jong Il. The space agency said the rocket would be mounted with a polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite, and maintained its right to develop a peaceful space program.
Washington considers North Korea's rocket launches to be veiled covers for tests of technology for long-range missiles designed to strike the United States, and such tests are banned by the U.N.
North Korea has a uranium enrichment program that could produce bombs that could be used as a weapon against the United States if mounted upon a long-range missile.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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