North Korea launches satellite
From
NBC News:
North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say
The object that North Korea sent into space on Wednesday appears to be �tumbling out of control� as it orbits the earth, U.S. officials told NBC News.
The officials said that it is indeed some kind of space vehicle, but they still haven�t been able to determine exactly what the satellite is supposed to do.
In a statement, the White House said the rocket launch was a highly provocative act that threatens regional security and violates U.N. resolutions.
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned the launch, calling it a "clear violation" of U.N. resolutions. A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "deplores" the launch.
North Korea is banned from conducting missile and nuclear tests, under the terms of U.N. sanctions imposed after a series of nuclear weapons tests in 2006 and 2009.
Sanctions and strongly worded memos will do nothing. North Korea will develop what it wants to on its own timescale. The only people hurt by these sanctions are the citizens for whom grass is a vegetable.
This is what pure socialism looks like people -- this is where all socialist governments end up. It's all about the power and not about the people...
Posted by DaveH at December 12, 2012 5:09 PM