HONOLULU – North Korea’s December 12 rocket launch was as much about defying international opinion as testing its long-range rocket capabilities, a North Korean official has reportedly said.
Prior to the launch North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered that Pyongyang, "seize the initiative through an international battle of public opinion and a strategic reporting battle," the official was quoted as saying by Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun.
HONOLULU – North Korea’s December 12 rocket launch was as much about defying international opinion as testing its long-range rocket capabilities, a North Korean official has reportedly said.
Prior to the launch North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered that Pyongyang, "seize the initiative through an international battle of public opinion and a strategic reporting battle," the official was quoted as saying by Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun.
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