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Thursday, February 4, 2016, Magh 22, 1422 BS, Rabius Sani 23, 1437 Hijri


N Korea plans rocket launch
Japan military on alert
Published :Thursday, 4 February, 2016,  Time : 12:00 AM  View Count : 23
SEOUL/TOKYO, Feb 3: Japan put its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatens it, while South Korea warned the North it would pay a "severe price" if it goes ahead with a satellite launch that South Korea considers a missile test.
North notified UN agencies on Tuesday of its plan to launch what it called an "earth observation satellite" some time between Feb. 8 and 25.
North Korea has said it has a sovereign right to pursue a space program by launching rockets, although the United States and other governments suspect that such launches are in reality tests of its missiles.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would work with the United States and others to "strongly demand" that North Korea refrain from what he described as a planned missile launch.
A rocket launch coming so soon after the nuclear test would raise concern that North Korea plans to fit nuclear warheads on its missiles, giving it the capability to launch a strike against South Korea, Japan and possibly targets as far away as the US West Coast.
South Korea said the North should immediately call off the launch, which is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions, the South's presidential Blue House said in a statement. The United States threatened North Korea Tuesday with "tough" UN Security Council sanctions if it goes through with a planned satellite launch.
China said North Korea's right to space exploration was restricted under UN resolutions. "We are extremely concerned about this".     ?REUTERS









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