South Korea Charges North Building Missile That Could Reach US
South Korean defense officials say they have evidence showing a
recent North Korean missile launch was to test an
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). South Korean navy
divers have recovered more than three tons of debris from the
first stage of a missile Korean analysts say was fueled by a
type of nitric acid developed in the former Soviet Union over 40
years ago for firing missiles with warheads more than 6,000
miles. The rocket, fired from a pad in northwestern North Korea
on December 12, managed to put a small satellite into orbit, but
officials offer the discovery of nitric acid as evidence of the
real reason why North Korea was anxious to test it. The defense
ministry released a photograph of a truck carrying the most
conspicuous piece of the debris – the gleaming white casing for
the first stage. The word Unha in Korean lettering, the name of
the rocket, was clearly visible.as it was in North Korean
pictures of the rocket before the l