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December 13, 2012

U.N. Condemns North Korean Rocket Launch 
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The U.N. Security Council has voted to condemn North Korea for carrying
out a new test launch of a long-range rocket. North Korea says it is
experimenting to put a satellite into space, but opponents say North
Korea is in fact testing for what could one day be a long-range nuclear
warhead. At the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon denounced
the launch.

Ban Ki-moon: "I really deplore today's rocket launch by the DPRK. It was
all the more regrettable because it defied the unified and strong call
of the international community. It is a clear violation of the Security
Council Resolution 1874, in which the Council demanded that the DPRK not
conduct any launch using ballistic missile technology. I have been
urging the leadership in Pyongyang not to carry out such a launch and
instead to build confidence and to improve the lives of its people."

The United States and European Union say they will push for a new round
of sanctions against North Korea in response to the launch.

 

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