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News North Korea Readies First Stage of RocketNorth Korea is ahead of schedule as it takes the first steps to launch its rocket. Meanwhile, radio in Pyongyang reports on the recent failings of the South to launch its own rockets. Is this a space race? North Korean media has remained fairly quiet in response to world headlines that continue to be dominated this week by the news of another attempted rocket launch by Pyongyang. It has, however, been talking about the recent failure of South Korea’s own satellite launch. In a broadcast on the Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS), North Korea’s main radio station early this morning, an announcer read a statement pointing out that previous attempts made by Seoul to launch a satellite had failed in August 2009 and 2010. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |