North Korea launches rocket
Rolling coverage of the North Korean rocket launch
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A woman holds an extra edition of a newspaper report on North Korea's rocket launch in Tokyo December 12, 2012. North Korea successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to its opponents. The rocket, which North Korea says was designed to put a weather satellite into orbit, has been labelled by the United States, South Korea and Japan as a test of technology that could one day deliver a nuclear warhead capable of hitting targets as far as the continental the United States. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano
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Russian Defence Ministry says N.Korea rocket launched south -IFAX
MOSCOW, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that it had tracked North Korea's rocket launch along a southern trajectory from the North Korean peninsula, the Interfax-AVN military news agency said, citing a source.
"Early warning missile systems monitored the North Korean rocket. Its flight took a southern course from the North Korean peninsula. It posed no threat to Russia," Interfax-AVN quoted an unnamed Defence Ministry source as saying.
North Korea launched a long-range rocket for the second time this year on Wednesday local time, and may have succeeded in putting a satellite into space, the stated aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test.. -
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The head monk at Kyoto's Kiyomizudera has spoken: Kanji of the year is 金 (gold, money)...今年の漢字は「金」 京都・清水寺で発表 - 朝日新聞デジタル http://t.asahi.com/91epby Tokyo Reporter via twitter 12/12/2012 5:43:18 AM -
Web version of our report on the #DPRK launch: http://is.gd/LMmQeTby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 5:46:26 AM -
Past kanji-of-the-ear winners...This is 金's second award (also in 2000)...2012年 今年の漢字は「金」…清水寺で12/12発表http://resemom.jp/article/img/2012/12/12/11285/43377.htmlby Tokyo Reporter via twitter 12/12/2012 5:47:48 AM
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It would seem that 金's award in 2000 was due to the Sydney Olympics. Maybe this year for London?by Tokyo Reporter via twitter 12/12/2012 5:50:56 AM
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Kyodo in Pyongyang quotes a Koryo Hotel waitress reacting to launch: "I cannot imagine how happy General Secretary Kim Jong Il will be."by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 5:55:34 AM
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It's an ironic quote considering Kim died last Dec. 17. #DPRKby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 5:55:53 AM
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#ROK MND spokesman again now briefing reporters. Being carried live on some S. Korean TV nets.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:03:40 AM
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Meanwhile KCNA says #DPRK techs & scientists sent sat into orbit by holding "teachings of the great leader Kim Jong Il in high esteem."by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:07:32 AM
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#ROK defense ministry spokesman says purpose of #DPRKlaunch is to cement the succession of power to Kim Jong Un.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:08:24 AM
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Reuters: Russia foreign ministry voices "deep regret" over #DPRK rocket launch.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:08:59 AM
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#ROK MND: #DPRK object entered orbit but not sure if its functioning properly.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:14:55 AM
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AP: #DPRK launch something of surprise after word of tech problems & success after "several failed attempts was an even greater surprise."by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 6:22:43 AM
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KCNA: #DPRK sat in 95 min. 29 second polar orbit at 499.7km perigee alt & 584.18km apogee alt at inclination of 97.4°.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 7:10:07 AM
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KCNA: Kwangmyongsong-3 entered preset orbit at 09:59:13 (KST), 9 minutes & 27 seconds after lift-off. #DPRKby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 7:12:01 AM
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RT @taniabranigan: RT @bbcworld: China says situation after N Korea rocket "highly charged", calls on all sides to remain "cool-headed" ...by markmackinnon via twitter 12/12/2012 7:12:13 AM -
South Korea says North also fired two suface-to-surface missiles on Dec. 8: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/12/12/17/0301000000AEN20121212010900315F.HTMLby markmackinnon via twitter 12/12/2012 7:12:17 AM
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China foreign ministry: #DPRK situation should be resolved through talks but Pyongyang should abide by UN resolutions.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 7:13:11 AM
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Analysis: North Korea a looming problem for whoever wins South vote
By Jack Kim
SEOUL - The main contenders in the South's election have said they would hold talks with Kim Jong-un, the youthful ruler of one of the world's most heavily armed states, in a bid to end the chill that has descended on relations under South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, whose mandatory single term ends in February.
But the "military first" policy of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has outlived him and analysts say the South's next president could find his son, the third member of his family to rule, just as wily and hard to deal with.
Conservative candidate Park Geun-hye, the daughter of former dictator Park Chung-hee, says she wants to build a new "trustpolitik" between the two Koreas, which remain technically at war after an armistice ended their 1950-53 conflict.
Her main challenger, left winger Moon Jae-in, has pledged unconditional talks with the North and aid. Read the rest here -
China expresses regret at North Korea rocket launch
BEIJING - China expressed regret over North Korea's second-long range rocket launch of 2012 on Wednesday, calling on its isolated ally to abide by United Nations' Security Council resolutions.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the comments at a daily news briefing.
Pyongyang had defied pressure from the United States, South Korea, Russia and Japan to stop the launch.
The North's only major diplomatic ally, China, had urged North Korea not to go ahead with the launch. But China has previously repeatedly fended off calls for harsher pressure and sanctions on the North, its neighbor and long-time ally that it sees as a strategic buffer against U.S. power.
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Australia unequivocally condemns today’s launch of a long-range rocket by #DPRK as a provocative and irresponsible act http://bit.ly/UAZ4Oaby Bruce Miller via twitter 12/12/2012 7:36:48 AM -
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Kyodo: #Japan, #ROK agree on importance of stern action at UN in response to #DPRK launch.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 7:54:44 AM
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"As always with North Korea, is the victory substantive, short-lived, or Pyrrhic?" - Stephan Haggard responds at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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There is some speculation, on blogs and from news outlets, that Iran may have had a hand in the launch. Reuters is unable to confirm these reports.
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'North Korean' boat with at least 3 people on board found drifting off Oki Islands http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20121212p2a00m0sp002000c.htmlby Tokyo Reporter via twitter 12/12/2012 8:45:21 AM
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Our updated VOA report now on web with latest react to #DPRK space launch: http://is.gd/LMmQeTby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 9:06:42 AM
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Yonhap quotes "sources" saying type of rocket #DPRK launched today may be able to fly up to 13,000 km & capable of striking U.S. mainland.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 9:11:53 AM
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Yonhap quotes "military source" saying 1st stage booster of Unha-3 flew for 156 seconds, 26 sec. longer than failed April launch. #DPRKby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 9:13:16 AM
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"We can discern three motives underlying Pyongyang's latest move: international bargaining, domestic legitimacy and strategic leverage," writes Benjamin Habib at CNN.
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Attn #space trackers: #DPRK satellite assigned int'l designator 2012-072A & NORAD catalog # 39026.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 9:49:05 AM
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KCNA: "People;s hearts racing with excitement" after hearing word of successful satellite launch today. #DPRKby Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 9:58:50 AM
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NHK TV shows scene of barefoot #Okinawa schoolchildren running for shelter after word came of #DPRK launch at 10 a.m.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 10:03:33 AM
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Kim Jong Il died on December 17 last year, so the first anniversary of his death falls within the launch window that North Korea has announced.
Experts also speculate that Pyongyang wants this launch to happen before the end of 2012, the year that marks the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea and grandfather of Kim Jong Un. -
Pres. candidate Moon of DUP says #ROK failure to forecast #DPRK launch shows incompetence of Saenuri Party and the gov't.by Steve Herman via twitter 12/12/2012 10:35:41 AM
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