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On the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birthday, North Korea launched a long-range rocket, but the rocket failed soon after lift-off.
Sources in Japan, the United States and South Korea all report that the North Korean rocket broke up shortly after lift off, never leaving the atmosphere.
This is a major political embarrassment for the Communist North Korean government and yet another set-back for space or ballistic missile program.
The North Korean government seemingly was quite confident of its ability to pull off this rocket launch successfully.
This is evidenced through the government's hosting of international journalists at the launch site.
According to the New York Times, "The three-stage rocket, called the Unha-3, blasted off from the Soehae launch site near North Korea's western corner with China, at about 7:39 a.m., the South Korea Defense Ministry said."
The Japanese government reported Thursday evening (April 12th) that the North Korean rocket flew for just over one minute, falling harmlessly into the ocean.
The United Nations Security Council will meeting on Friday (April 13th) to discuss a UN response to North Korea's actions.It is very likely that this failed rocket launch by North Korean will cause the United States to cancel promised shipments of food relief.
Nukes Next?
It has also been reported that North Korea has been planning a test of its nuclear arsenal in the coming days, to follow its rocket launch. With the epic failure of its rocket, it is unclear if the North Korean government will push ahead with its planned nuclear detonation.
American Truism # 13.
