BREAKING NEWS

North Korea readies longer range rocket, risks remain

By REUTERS

APRIL 9, 2012 05:31

North Korea has readied a rocket for a launch from a forested valley in its remote northwest this week that will showcase the reclusive state's ability to fire a missile with the capacity to hit the continental United States.

Pyongyang says the rocket, to be launched this week, will only carry a weather satellite, but South Korea and the United States say it is a test of a ballistic missile. And although the risk of it veering off course is low, guidance remains its weakest point.

In a rare move, reporters were taken to the new Sohae launch station, close to the border with China, where work was in progress to ready the 30-meter high Unha-3 rocket and its satellite.

The three-stage rocket was on the launch platform, indicating the launch will go ahead on plan between April 12-16.

"Supreme Commander Kim Jong-un made a very bold decision, that is why you are allowed to be this close to the launch site," site director Jang Myong Jin told visiting foreign journalists on Sunday.

UKMTO received report of incident 54 NM northwest of Yemen's Mokha

By REUTERS

04/29/2024 12:14 PM

Floods kill at least 42 in Kenya's Mai Mahiu area

By REUTERS

04/29/2024 11:55 AM

Gaza negotiations progressing but we remain prudent, says French FM

By REUTERS

04/29/2024 10:17 AM

IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/29/2024 08:23 AM