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NKorean Satellite
The agency said that any comment on NKorean nuclear program would stand in the way of the negotiations that are expected to start in Seoul and will debate the denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.
North Korea has considered the United Nations condemnation of their nuclear program a declaration of war, and has threatened many times with war. On several occasions they even followed through, testing their nuclear weapons in actions defying the international community.
Pyongyang also reacted in anger to the plan of the president Barack Obama and his allies to use the Nuclear Security Summit that is expected to start in Seoul next week to dissuade Seoul from launching the satellite and to discuss what to do if the launching goes on.
NKorea insists on launching the satellite, saying that its satellite program is completely harmless and has nothing to do with the nuclear program. Washington believes on the other hand that the previous satellite launchings were linked to a intercontinental ballistic missiles program, which NKorea wants to foster. The missiles are expected to be guided by these satellites and have nuclear warheads.
The United States demanded China to step in and exercise its power of influence over NKorean regime, in a bid to convince them to abandon the launching of the satellite. On Monday, representatives of the foreign ministries of the two countries met and Beijing expressed its worries about the satellite launching.
China called on the United States and NKorea to remain calm and continue their negotiation and dialogue to the purpose of establishing a serious contact.
Japanese defense minister Naoki Tanaka said on Wednesday that his country was taking very seriously the satellite launching and that it would go as far as deploy sea-based interceptor near the Korean rocket’s planned trajectory, to intercept it in case it became a danger to Japanese people or property.
Pyongyang notified the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the International Maritime Organization that the rocket would travel south, and that the propulsion stage is expected to fall into waters 87 miles off the coasts of South Korea.
The rocket will them travel over the East China Sea bordering China, Japan and Taiwan and will fall into the water 118 miles off the Philippines.
North Korea had promised the United States in late February to have a moratorium on all nuclear actions pending the resumption of the six-member format of the denuclearization talks. The Communist regime is willing to trade nuclear programs for food to counter the growing shortage that is putting the social security of the country at risk.
At that time, the entire region thought that the regime would stop its nuclear activities and would allow the international community to inspect the nuclear plants, so that the process may begin.
Last Friday, however, Pyongyang announced that it would launch a Unha-3 rocket between April 12 and 16 with the purpose of placing a satellite into orbit. Another version of the rocket was blasted off in 2009, triggering a very serious response from the United Nations, which criticized it, and the response of NKorea, which completed some nuclear tests on that occasion.
The move compelled the UNSC to pass a resolution imposing sanctions on Pyongyang, which, in turn caused the Communist regime to reprocess nuclear spent fuel for weapons and declare it was enriching uranium.
The United States fear that such a reaction could be triggered this time, and are determined to find a way to avoid the escalation of the conflict, which seemed to have come to an end last month.
Pyongyang is insisting on the fact that its satellite is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Kim Il-sung, the founder of the republic and that it has nothing to do with the nuclear program.
In 2009, the first stage of the vehicle fell into the waters of the Sea of Japan, and the rest of the body flew over northern Japan and fell into the Pacific Ocean. Pyongyang said that the launch was a success and that the satellite was broadcasting Kim Il-sung’s speeches all over the word, but other space agencies said that no indication of the satellite could be traced.
Aerospace experts believe that the rocket could have problems in the early stage of its launch, when it must make some directional changes. It is expected to be submitted to a huge pressure and to come apart if it is not built as it should.
The experts warned that parts of the rocket and its fuel may fall on South Korean territory because of the fact that the launch will be very close to the SKorean territory.
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