North korea launches ICBM, test appears success. Second stage drops near Ph

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South Korea: North Korea has fired long-range rocket

South Korea: North Korea has fired long-range rocket
Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Share0 Comments
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North Korea says the Unha rocket is meant to put a satellite in orbit.
8:31PM EST December 11. 2012 - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections.

South Korean defense officials said the rocket was fired from a west coast launch pad but there was no immediate word if the rocket was successful. North Korea had indicated technical problems with the rocket and extended its launch window. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, citing office rules.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un took power after his father Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17 last year, and the launch also comes about a month before President Obama is inaugurated for his second term.

The North says the Unha rocket is meant to put a satellite in orbit. A similar launch in April broke apart shortly after liftoff, and the condemnation that attempt received is likely to be repeated. Washington sees the launch as a cover for a test of technology for missiles that could be used to strike the United States.

Rocket tests are seen as crucial to advancing North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions. North Korea is thought to have only a handful of rudimentary nuclear bombs. But Pyongyang is not yet believed capable of building warheads small enough to mount on a missile that could threaten the United States.

North Korea has spent decades trying to perfect a multistage, long-range rocket. Experts say that ballistic missiles and rockets in satellite launches share similar bodies, engines and other technology. This is the fifth attempt at a long-range launch since 1998, when Pyongyang sent a rocket hurtling over Japan. Previous launches of three-stage rockets weren't considered successful.

Washington sees North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles as a threat to world security and to its Asian allies, Japan and South Korea.

North Korea under new leader Kim has pledged to bolster its nuclear arsenal unless Washington scraps what Pyongyang calls a hostile policy.

 

[kawaraj]

It only invites its own demise.

 

[Korean]

Tokyo protests North Korean rocket launch - ABC4.com - Salt Lake City, Utah News

Fujimura said debris landed west of the Korean Peninsula and east of the Philippines.

 

[tyrant]

Any update, if it was successful?

It was reported previously that they have Iranian rocket scientists in their missile center for help:
Iranian experts at North Korea's rocket site, offering help: Report

 

[shuntmaster]

Its supposed to be a SLV right? is the satellite in orbit?

 

[kawaraj]

I would say some evil South Korean firms are stealing tech details from the world to offer the help.

 

[xuxu1457]

one Q: why call North Korea "long-range rocket" and named "ICBM", but call South Korea "space rocket", South Korea also has missile ambitions, is it double standard??

"Rocket tests are seen as crucial to advancing North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions. North Korea is thought to have only a handful of rudimentary nuclear bombs.
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The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Korean Ready for Launch Friday Afternoon
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Korean Ready for Launch Friday Afternoon The launch of Korea's homegrown space rocket, dubbed Naro, will proceed as planned on Friday.

The rocket was transported to the launch pad on a customized vehicle designed to minimize vibrations on Thursday.

At around 3 p.m. it was successfully connected to the launch pad via a cable mast, which provides electricity and fuel to the rocket body.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute started rehearsing a final check on the rocket in order not to repeat the last two failures.
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South Korea also has missile ambition
The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - U.S. Curbs on S.Korean Missiles Are Absurd and Risky
"U.S. Curbs on S.Korean Missiles Are Absurd and Risky South Korea is apparently close to persuading the U.S. to let it boost the maximum range of missiles from the present 300 km to 800 km. South Korea originally wanted to extend the range to 1,000 km and the maximum weight of the warhead from the present 500 kg to 1,000 kg, but the U.S. agreed only to extending the range to some degree.
The U.S. also vehemently opposes South Korean development of a solid-fuel rocket for the country's space civilian program, and is against the South Korean military transferring its home-grown, short-range missile technology to the civilian sector.
Washington's claim that South Korean missile development would increase concerns among its neighbors is ludicrous. North Korea has nuclear weapons, and already 16 years ago fielded a missile with a range of 1,300 km. Recently it put into operation a new mid-range missile which can hit targets 3,000 km to 4,000 km away carrying a 650 kg warhead. And the North is developing a long-range missile with a range of 6,000 km and capable of delivering a 1,000 kg warhead to targets in Alaska.

China and Russia, meanwhile, both have intercontinental ballistic missiles that can travel more than 11,000 km, and Japan has the technology to develop a three-stage, solid-fueled rocket that can be transformed into an ICBM with a maximum reach of 10,000 carrying a 2,000 kg warhead.

It is absurd for the U.S. to tie South Korea's hands behind its back on the pretext of promoting peace in the region when its neighbors are armed to the teeth. Washington is blocking South Korea's right to peaceful space development by prohibiting it from developing a solid-fueled rocket, citing concerns that the technology may be used for military purposes, yet even Japan, with its history of aggression, was allowed to do that long ago.

Leaving South Korea unable to defend itself while tensions are mounting between nuclear-armed China and Japan over the Senkaku islands, is tantamount to threatening the South's right to survival. The U.S. must realize that prohibiting Seoul from developing its capacity to defend itself will destroy the balance of power among the three Northeast Asian countries and can hardly benefit the Seoul-Washington alliance.
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[ahfatzia]

No debris fell into Japan's territory: Japan's gov't




TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday that no debris fell into Japan's territory after a rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Japanese government said it will convene Security Council at 10:50 local time on the rocket launch.

It said earlier that the DPRK launched a rocket at 9:49 a.m. and the rocket has passed Japan's Okinawa at around 10:01 local time.

The rocket is believed to have gone down into waters off the Philippines at 10:05 a.m. and part of the rocket have fallen into Yellow Sea, it said.

The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported the first stage of the rocket fell in the Yellow Sea off Byeonsan-bando in its North Jeolla Province.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces in Okinawa did not launch their missile interceptors.

No debris fell into Japan's territory: Japan's gov't - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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FIRST STAGE OF DPRK'S LONG-RANGE ROCKET LANDS ON WEST SIDE OF S. KOREA'S BYEONSAN BANDO -- YONHAP

FIRST STAGE OF DPRK'S LONG-RANGE ROCKET LANDS ON WEST SIDE OF S. KOREA'S BYEONSAN BANDO -- YONHAP - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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DPRK's rocket passes Okinawa: Japanese gov't


TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday morning that a rocket launched by the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has passed Japan's Okinawa at around 10: 01 a.m. local time.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces in Okinawa did not launch their missile interceptors.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/12/c_132035165.htm

 

[scholseys]

so is it a long range rocket or a long range missile?

 

[iajj]

finally, one phallic metaphor of the koreans that didn't end in another disaster. finally, where southern koreans demonstrated themselves to be impotent time and again, northern koreans succeeded - after many glorious instances of impotence of their own. finally, SOME koreans proved themselves capable of shooting straight. finally, koreans proved they were still biologically and genetically capable of shooting straight. hurray!

 

[xuxu1457]

North Korea declared he succesfully launched "Optical star 3" satellite, get the help from Russia and Iran
http://chn.chinamil.com.cn/gjjq/2012-04/09/content_4830434.htm

May be should let both North and South Korea stop launch, they are both from Russia tech

 

[JayAtl]

I would say some evil South Korean firms are stealing tech details from the world to offer the help.

Old chinese saying- It's one thing to be a fool , but it's another to be rabid fool

 

[Kompromat]

Alarm bells in Pentagon?

 

[ahfatzia]

Japan to convene Security Council on DPRK's rocket launch


TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday that it will convene Security Council at 10:50 local time on a rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Japan to convene Security Council on DPRK's rocket launch - Xinhua | English.news.cn

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S. KOREA'S LEE CONVENE SECURITY MEETING FOLLOWING DPRK'S ROCKET LAUNCH -- YONHAP


S. KOREA'S LEE CONVENE SECURITY MEETING FOLLOWING DPRK'S ROCKET LAUNCH -- YONHAP

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/12/c_132035218.htm

 

[Safriz]

BBC says the satellite has entered orbit...