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US Claims North Korea Began Fueling Rocket

US Claims North Korea Began Fueling Rocket
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A US senior official alleged that satellite data indicates that North Korea appears to have begun fueling a rocket it plans to launch this month in defiance of international opposition.

US Claims North Korea Began Fueling Rocket

Relatively, Pyongyang announced it will launch a satellite-bearing rocket sometime between February 8 and 25.

Although the North insists its space program is purely scientific in nature, the United States and allies, including South Korea, claim its rocket launches are aimed at developing an inter-continental ballistic missile capable of striking the US mainland.

Same American source told media that North Korea "will finish preparations for the launch as soon as the next several days."

The United States judged that the fueling appears to have started as it has been monitoring Pyongyang's movements via military intelligence satellites which can analyze objects as small as 30 centimeters, the report cited the official as saying.

Given the difficulty in stopping the process once fueling begins, preparation work normally finishes within several days of that.

However, sanctions imposed by the United Nations prohibit North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, and such a launch would amount to another major violation of UN Security Council resolutions following its fourth nuclear test last month.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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