Alwaght- North Korea on Sunday successfully launched a rocket carrying an earth observation satellite ignoring warnings by the US and its allies not to launch the satellite.
The missile was launched from the North’s Dongchang-ri missile base located in the country’s northwest at around 0030 GMT, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman told South Korea's official news agency Yonhap on Sunday.
Pyongyang says the rocket is carrying an earth observation satellite; however, some believe the claims are a cover for testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The launch comes just weeks after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test. The US and its allies worry nuclear tests and long-range missile launches signal Pyongyang is getting closer to creating a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on an intercontinental missile capable of reaching targets as far away as the US West Coast.
The United States, Japan and South Korea immediately requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the launch. The meeting was likely to take place on Sunday in New York.
North Korea was expected to make a statement Sunday. According to North Korea's state-run radio and TV stations, North Korea will make a "special and important" announcement at noon.
Tensions in the Korean peninsula are running high following provocative US military activities in South Korea.
Pyongyang says developing a nuclear weapon was important in order to protect itself against US interference in North Korean affairs, and that the bomb can defend Pyongyang against any invasion.
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