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N. Korea trying to fix rocket part glitch
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December 12, 2012, Wednesday
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NORTH Korea has taken down part of a controversial long-range rocket on its launch pad in an apparent move to fix a technical problem, South Korean news reports said yesterday.
It was not immediately clear whether scientists were simply trying to fix a problem discovered during preparations or whether they were considering canceling the operation altogether, Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying.
North Korea says the launch is to put a weather satellite in space but critics say the rocket is aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.
North Korea is banned from conducting missile and nuclear-related tests under United Nations sanctions imposed after its 2006 and 2009 nuclear tests. A rocket launch in April ended in failure and North Korea extended the launch window until December 29 from December 22 due to "technical problems."
It was not immediately clear whether scientists were simply trying to fix a problem discovered during preparations or whether they were considering canceling the operation altogether, Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying.
North Korea says the launch is to put a weather satellite in space but critics say the rocket is aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile.
North Korea is banned from conducting missile and nuclear-related tests under United Nations sanctions imposed after its 2006 and 2009 nuclear tests. A rocket launch in April ended in failure and North Korea extended the launch window until December 29 from December 22 due to "technical problems."
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