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North Korean Rocket May Launch This Weekend
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by Rob Walker | April 2, 2009 at 05:42 am
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In the continuing saga of North Korea's latest insanity, Korea's rocket crisis is escalating with word that the launch could happen as early as this weekend. North Korea has stated that even a single word critical of the launch from the G-20 summit would be regarded as a 'blatant hostile act'.
NK has begun fuelling their long-range rocket in preparation for a weekend launch, which the US and other nations say violates U.N. resolutions. Japan has placed numerous counters to the rocket across its frontier and ocean borders, which North Korea won't take kindly to if it is shot down.
Once again, harsh language is rumbling out of Pyongyang, with its Foreign Ministry spokesman warning that "even a single word critical of the launch" from the Security Council will be regarded as a "blatant hostile act."North Korea says the rocket to be launched between April 4 and 8 will carry a satellite into space but the United States, South Korea and Japan have warned that any launch — whether of a satellite or a long-range missile — would violate a United Nations Security Council Resolution prohibiting Pyongyang from ballistic activity, and could draw sanctions.
"If Japan recklessly 'intercepts' [North Korea's] satellite for peaceful purposes, the [Korean People's Army] will mercilessly deal deadly blows not only at the already deployed intercepting means but at major targets," KCNA reported.
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at 05:55 on April 2nd, 2009
NHK News TV is broadcasting updates and in depth analisise as well as how Japan will react, when and where.
Anti missile defence has been set up at sea, land and air, even in cities some anti missiles defence rockets have been set up.
It is rather worrying since this could very well escalate and take a wrong turn.
Japan is playing high stake poker with North Korea now and the US want to test the anti missile defence system, yet not find them self humiliated should it fail and let Japan take the heat for the failure and the US the glory should Japan succeed.
No very ethical in my book.