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"North Korea launched a ballistic missile, which reportedly placed a satellite into orbit. The Dec. 12 launch contravened United Nations resolutions forbidding Pyongyang to develop ballistic rocket capacity, angering its neighbors but marking a chance for new leader Kim Jong-Un to claim a victory.\nIt is the third time that North Korea has found itself at the center of a missile controversy\u2014Jong Un\u2019s father, Kim Jong Il, presided over flawed missile launches in 2006 and 2009.\nThis broadcast by North Korean state television announced the launch to the country just after noon local time. It was clipped by Martyn Williams, a journalist who covers North Korea closely. He also passes along the KCNA\u2019s news bulletin:\n\nThe second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 successfully lifted off from the Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province by carrier rocket Unha-3 on Wednesday.\nThe satellite entered its preset orbit. \u2014 KCNA, Dec. 12, 2012.\n\nThe United Kingdom and Japan have condemned the launch, and when morning arrived on the East Coast of the United States, further censure was expected from Washington and the United Nations. Whether any action would be taken by the world\u2019s powers remained to be seen, and depended on how much China, North Korea\u2019s closest ally, decided to insulate it from international pressure.\nWashington did not anticipate North Korea acting. Obama Administration officials have suggested in the past that, given the opportunity in the UN, they would implement \u201CIran style\u201D sanctions on North Korea.\nAs Reuters first reported, this is the White House\u2019s first response to the launch:\n\n\n\nFLASH: White House says North Korean rocket launch is highly provocative act that threatens regional security, violates U.N.resolutions\u2014 Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 12, 2012\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFLASH: U.S. to work with partners in six-party talks to pursue \"appropriate action\" on North Korea - White House\u2014 Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 12, 2012\n\n\n\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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