‘North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday. . .’
Posted on 05. Apr, 2009 by Shera Crossan in Events, Foreign and Domestic Intelligence, Politics, Science and Technology, Shera Crossan, Top Stories
While the United States and South Korea confirmed the rocket launch, the payload of the rocket remained unclear. North Korea has said the rocket was to carry a satellite into space, but the United States, South Korea and other nations fear it could be a missile with a warhead attached.
“With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement.
“We will immediately consult with our allies in the region, including Japan and (South Korea), and members of the U.N. Security Council to bring this matter before the Council,” Obama added. “I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.”
A senior Obama administration official in Washington confirmed that the rocket did clear Japan.Source
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