North Korea
North Korea wants a space rocket launch
Launching into space or a hidden Test for the Kernwaffenprogramm? The West argwöhnt, the announced rocket launch to serve only seemingly a satellite into Orbit to carry.
Ambiguous intentions: Unha-3 rocket (on the left) at a North Korean press demonstration in 2012
After a world-criticised nuclear test in January, wants to North Korea later this month, a rocket with a satellite launch. The country did the International Maritime organization (IMO) and two other UN agencies informed of the plans, confirmed a spokesman for the United Nations in New York.
According to the announcement, a North Korean “earth observation satellite” between the 8. and 25. February into space to be transported. He’ll be a four-year service life. China has sent meanwhile, its special representative for the Korean Peninsula to North Korea, as the Japanese news Agency Kyodo reported.
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“Outrageous Violation”
At the beginning of the year had North Korea with its fourth nuclear test, international outrage. The Start of a new space rocket would be the already tense Situation in the Region worse.
The U.S. state Department warned in a first reaction, Pyongyang beginge a “outrageous violation” against its international obligations. The North Korean plans justify a tightening of international sanctions. In the UN security Council is at present over new sanctions against the widely isolated Regime of dictator Kim Jong Un will be discussed.
North Korea had already at the end of 2012, Sohae, on the West coast of the country’s Unha-3 rocket is launched and claims to be a satellite into space. The United States accused the country at the time, a covert Test for nuclear-usable Intercontinental ballistic missiles to have taken.
Small nuclear bombs for Langstreckenrakten
The United States and other countries fear that the rulers in Pyongyang, your goal is always to get closer to nuclear weapons to build, small enough to on long-range missiles to mount. Together with South Korea had Washington in the past few weeks, China called for tougher international sanctions against North Korea to join. Also, Beijing had the most recent nuclear test, its traditional allies are clearly criticized and the country asked to return to the negotiating table.
jj/uh (dpa, afp, rtr)