N Korea warned to stop rocket launch

Jaswinder Singh Baidwan

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South Korea and Japan today echoed US warnings that a harsh price would be exacted from North Korea if it went ahead with a planned rocket launch just weeks after conducting its fourth nuclear test.
Urging Pyongyang to drop its plans for a launch as early as next week, the government in Seoul said the move would be a serious breach of UN resolutions and a "direct challenge" to the international community.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned what he called a "serious provocation" that represented a clear violation of Pyongyang's international obligations.
The warnings came a day after the North Korea announced a February 8-25 window for the launch, ostensibly aimed at putting an earth observation satellite into orbit.
UN resolutions forbid the North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, and yesterday's announcement saw Pyongyang doubling down against an international community already struggling to come up with a united response to last month's nuclear test.
The US was quick to condemn the launch plan.
 
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