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January 24, 2013
11:51 am

A screen capture from a video of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifting off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea in December. (photo credit: AP/KRT via AP Video)

North Korea defies UN, warns of more nuke testing

Pyongyang reaffirms rockets intended for peaceful space satellites, but hints at secondary military purpose against US

By Hyung-Jin Kim

December 12, 2012
8:47 am

A South Korean man uses his smartphone to take a picture of a television screen reporting news of North Korea's rocket launch, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The letters on the screen read 'North Korea's rocket launch seems to be successful.' (photo credit: AP/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea launches long-range missile, sparking slew of international condemnations

Unha-3 rocket puts satellite into orbit, but United States, South Korea and Japan fear technology will be used to deliver nuclear warhead

By Hyung-Jin Kim