The isolated Asian nation may have finally succeeded in launching a satellite into space, with the real aim of what critics say was a disguised ballistic missile test.
By Reuters
Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long-range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday and may have finally succeeded in putting a satellite into space, the stated aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test.
The rocket was launched just before 10 a.m. Korean time (0100 GMT) and overflew the Japanese island of Okinawa.
South Korean soldiers watch broadcast images of the North Korean Unha-3 rocket. – Photo by AP
A rocket launch by North Korea in April was aborted after a less than two minute flight. Continue Reading »
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