North Korean rocket puts object into space, angers neighbours, U.S.

Reuters via MSN ^ | 2/07/16 | Ju-min Park, Shinichi Saoshiro

[Libloather]

SEOUL/TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbours and Washington denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of U.N. sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test.

The U.S. Strategic Command said it had detected a missile entering space, and South Korea's military said the rocket had put an object into orbit.

North Korea said the launch of its satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, named after late leader Kim Jong Il, was a "complete success" and that it was making a polar orbit of the earth every 94 minutes. The launch order was given by his son, leader Kim Jong Un, who is believed to be 33 years old.

[LeoWindhorse]

to wait is too late

there needs to be a precedent set : NK launches = regular opportunities to put to use our anti-missile defenses .

Which are probably ‘so secret’ we don;t want anyone to know , and thus no real deterrent at all .

USE um or lose it