North Korea has moved up the window of its planned long-range rocket
launch to Feb. 7-14, South Korea's Defense Ministry said Saturday. The
launch, which the North says is an effort to send a satellite into
orbit, would be in defiance of repeated warnings by outside governments
who suspect it is a banned test of ballistic missile technology.
North Korea did not inform international organizations of any other
changes in its plan, and the rocket's expected flight path remains the
same, said South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang Gyun.
On Tuesday, the North had informed the International Maritime
Organization and other related organizations that it would attempt a
satellite launch between Feb. 8 and 25. No reason was given Saturday for
the change of dates.
North Korea's launch declaration came just weeks after it conducted its fourth nuclear test.
Outside experts and officials say that each nuclear test and long-range
missile launch brings the North closer to creating a nuclear warhead
small enough to fit on an intercontinental missile capable of reaching
targets as far as the US West Coast.
Recent commercial satellite imagery analyzed by US researchers showed
tanker trucks at the launch pad at North Korea's Sohae facility, which
likely indicates the filling of fuel and oxidizer tanks in preparation
for the launch. It is not yet clear if a rocket is on the launch pad
yet, according to the North Korea-focused 38 North website.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/02/06/north-korea-moves-up-rocket-launch-window.html
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
NORTH KOREA MOVES FORWARD ITS AGENDA TO SEND NUCLEAR BALLISTIC MISSILES ACROSS THE PACIFIC TOWARDS THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT WITH ITS ROCKET TEST LAUNCH ON ST VALENTINES 2016
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