FLASH: North Korea fires rocket - YTN

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

FLASH: North Korea fires rocket - YTN

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/278665051915812864

South Korea military official confirms North Korea fires rocket

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/278665846908387328

More: Japan government says North Korea launched missile at 0949 JST

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/278666263952232450

More: Japan government says North Korea missile passed over Okinawa

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/278666635135549440


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-korea-north-rocket-idUSBRE8BB02K20121212

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North Korea launches rocket in defiance of critics

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.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-korea-north-rocket-idUSBRE8BB02K20121212

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-korea-north-rocket-idUSBRE8BB02K20121212

[elleng]

2. South Korea Says North Korea Has Fired Long-Range Rocket.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/12/11/world/asia/ap-as-nkorea-rocket-launch.html

[Cooley Hurd]

3. Curious in which direction they fired it...

[Sinistrous]

4. Up?

[LastDemocratInSC]

5. Direction, in this case, meaning the the orbital inclination

The orbital inclination, meaning the angle with respect to the equator (or poles) can reveal a lot about the payload's mission and the rocket's capabilities. That's what direction means in this context.

[randomtagger]

6. wow

Can't they just kill Psy and spare the rest of South Korea?

[Arctic Dave]

7. Good for them?

Now if they figure out a way for that rocket to feed their people they're set.

[Cayenne]

8. Nuclear Blackmail

It's all it ever was. They will probably try a third time on the nuclear bomb.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. K&R (nt)

[struggle4progress]

10. US Condemns 'Highly Provocative' N. Korean Rocket Launch

VOA News
December 12, 2012

The United States has joined other governments in condemning North Korea's apparently successful long-range rocket launch, calling it a "highly provocative act" that threatens regional security.

National Security Council spokesperson Tommy Vietor said Wednesday's launch is in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions barring Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology ...

http://www.voanews.com/content/us-condemns-north-korean-rocket-launch/1563286.html

[struggle4progress]

11. UPDATE 3-UN Security Council to meet on N.Korea launch

Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:10am EST

* Council to meet at 1545 GMT on North Korean launch
* Diplomats hope for swift council condemnation
* Whether UN sanctions can be expanded depends on China
By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council met on North Korea's rocket launch on Wednesday, a move Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned as a "provocative act" in breach of resolutions banning Pyongyang from developing ballistic missiles.

Several council diplomats said they hoped the 15-nation body could swiftly agree a similar condemnation and later consider a binding resolution, possibly expanding already existing U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang.

"Clearly the Security Council will need to react and react strongly," a senior Western diplomat said on condition of anonymity ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/korea-north-un-idUSL1E8NC11020121212