Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch

Global outrage over North Korea rocket launch Seoul (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - North Korea hailed an "epochal event" but its latest long-range rocket launch Sunday prompted international anger and plans for talks on a missile defence system for the peninsula. Pyongyang's state TV said it successfully put a satellite into orbit, "legitimately exercising the right to use space for independent and peaceful purposes". Many others saw a clear defiance of multiple UN re ... more http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Global_outrage_over_North_Korea_rocket_launch_999.html


UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on N. Korea United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday in New York over North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, diplomats said. The closed-door talks were requested by South Korea as well as council members Japan and the United States, which have both denounced the launch as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. They will begin at 11:00 am (1600 GMT). ... more http://www.spacewar.com/reports/UN_Security_Council_to_hold_emergency_talks_on_N_Korea_999.html


US denounces 'destabilizing, provocative' N. Korea rocket launch Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - The United States on Saturday denounced North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket as "destabilizing and provocative." The unpredictable hermit state made good on its threat to launch a satellite-bearing rocket, an operation widely seen as a covert ballistic missile test despite Pyongyang's insistence that it is part of a purely scientific program. A US defense official said the launch ... more  http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_denounces_destabilizing_provocative_N_Korea_rocket_launch_999.html