Posts Tagged ‘ North Korea ’

North Korea fires long-range rocket in defiant move, calls launch a success

Dec 12th, 2012 | By
North Korea fires long-range rocket in defiant move, calls launch a success

SEOUL, South Korea –  North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. The United States, South Korea and Japan quickly condemned the morning launch, which came as
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North Korea installs rocket on launch pad

Dec 3rd, 2012 | By
North Korea installs rocket on launch pad

North Korea has installed the first stage of a long-range rocket it plans to launch this month on the launch pad, defying international calls to cancel the mission, a report said Monday. Graphic showing the Sohae Satellite Launch Station in North Korea. North Korea has installed the first stage of a long-range rocket it plans
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Satellite photos showing North Korea rocket preparations raise speculation

Dec 1st, 2012 | By
Satellite photos showing North Korea rocket preparations raise speculation

SEOUL, South Korea –  Rocket sections are apparently being trucked into North Korea’s northwest launch site, but some analysts are asking whether it’s just a calculated bluff meant to jangle the Obama administration and influence South Korean voters ahead of presidential elections in three weeks. There are questions about whether North Korean scientists have corrected
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While Congress protests, US helps UN agency with ‘independent’ probe into high-tech shipments to North Korea

Aug 4th, 2012 | By
While Congress protests, US helps UN agency with ‘independent’ probe into high-tech shipments to North Korea

Fox news Aug. 3, 2012 Amid protests from congressional leaders from both parties, the Obama administration is helping an obscure United Nations agency create an investigation into whether it shipped computers and sophisticated servers to North Korea, in violation of the U.N.’s own sanctions against the communist regime. The Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization, or
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UN agency slammed after refusing US request for probe into Iran, N. Korea shipments

Jul 18th, 2012 | By
UN agency slammed after refusing US request for probe into Iran, N. Korea shipments

A United Nations agency under fire for shipments of computers and other sophisticated equipment to North Korea and Iran has apparently rejected a request by the U.S. State Department to conduct an independent probe into the controversy, drawing a pointed bipartisan rebuke from top lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In a letter being released Tuesday, the
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State Department Investigating UN Agency for Computer Shipments to Iran and North Korea

Jul 5th, 2012 | By
State Department Investigating UN Agency for Computer Shipments to Iran and North Korea

Fox News July 5, 2012 The U.S. State Department is investigating the shipment of computers and other sophisticated equipment to North Korea and Iran by way of an obscure United Nations agency, despite ongoing U.N. and U.S. sanctions against both governments aimed at blocking their development of nuclear weapons. The broadening inquiry raises new concerns
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China Joins World Powers in Warning North Korea

Apr 17th, 2012 | By
China Joins World Powers in Warning North Korea

The VOA (Voice Of America) reported early April 17 2012 that China has joined other world powers in warning North Korea that they will not tolerate any more provocations after the isolated nation’s failed rocket launch last week. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday in Brasilia that the U.N. Security Council members,
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See Hunt For Failed North Korea Rocket

Apr 14th, 2012 | By
See Hunt For Failed North Korea Rocket

The Press Association released a report today saying South Korea n warships have fanned out across the yellow sea to search for debris from North Korea’s failed rocket launch, which brought humiliation for the country’s new young leader and condemnation from a host of nations. The rocket’s disintegration just moments after lift-off yesterday brought a
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North Korea Rocket Update – North Korea fuels rocket

Apr 11th, 2012 | By
North Korea Rocket Update – North Korea fuels rocket

Fox News Reports PYONGYANG, North Korea –  North Korea on Wednesday readied a historic party conference to bolster its young new leader and began fueling a rocket, defying U.S. calls to cancel the launch in favor of a “better future,” AFP reported. The conference of the communist Workers’ Party is expected to formally install Kim
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North Korea preparing for nuclear test?

Apr 9th, 2012 | By
North Korea preparing for nuclear test?

Fox News Reports SEOUL, South Korea –  Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials. April 8: A North Korean soldier stands in front of the country’s Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April
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