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North Korea Announces Long Range Rocket Launch

Illustration of North Korea's 2009 launch attempt (Credits: Analytical Graphics, Inc.).

North Korea has announced that it is preparing to launch a long range rocket carrying the Earth-observation satellite Unha-3. The launch is scheduled to take place on April 14 or 16, to celebrate ruler Kim il-Sung birthday. “They appear to have the rocket technology to be able to reach out 1,000 kilometers,” said Brian Weeden, a technical adviser with the [...]

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