North Korea’s attempt Friday to launch a rocket has failed, according to U.S. officials. Data suggests the rocket broke up in mid-flight inside the Earth’s atmosphere. The rocket did not fall into any populated areas, suggesting it fell into the ocean. Click below to read the rest of the story.
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A 2009 attempt by North Korea to launch a rocket also failed, during its third stage.
The U.N. Security Council will hold a meeting Friday to discuss a possible response the launch, council diplomats said.
The window for North Korea’s most recent rocket launch was scheduled during a week aimed at celebrating Sunday’s centennial birth of Kim Ill Sung, the country’s late founder.
The United States, Japan, Britain, Russia and others say the launch would be a provocation and would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from developing its nuclear and missile programs. Experts say the Unha-3 carrier is similar to the type of rocket that could be used to fire a missile mounted with a nuclear warhead to strike the U.S. or other targets.

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