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===Ballistic missiles=== | ===Ballistic missiles=== | ||
On 7 February 2016, North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, from the Sahoe launching station.<ref>{{Cite web|title = DPRK announces successful launch of Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite - CCTV News - CCTV.com English|url = http://english.cntv.cn/2016/02/07/ARTI98lx135UGjmMIJwXw1FB160207.shtml|website = english.cntv.cn|access-date =}}</ref> Critics suggest that the real purpose of the launch was test a [[ballistic missile]]. The launch was strongly condemned by the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = UN Security Council vows new sanctions after N Korea's rocket launch|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35518058|website = BBC News|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch - CNN.com|url = http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/07/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch-window/index.html|website = CNN|access-date =}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = North Korea rocket launch: UN security council condemns latest violation|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/07/north-korea-launches-long-range-rocket-it-claims-is-carrying-a-satellite|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2016-02-07|access-date = 2016-02-07|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first = Justin McCurry Damien|last = Gayle|last2 = agencies}}</ref> A statement broadcast on Korean Central Television said that a new Earth observation satellite, Kwangmyongsong-4, had successfully been put into orbit less than 10 minutes after lift-off from the Sohae space centre in North Phyongan province. North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration stated the launch was "an epochal event in developing the country's science, technology, economy and defence capability by legitimately exercising the right to use space for independent and peaceful purposes".<ref>{{Cite web|title = North Korean rocket puts object into space, angers neighbours, U.S.|url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-satellite-idUKKCN0VG00L|website = Reuters UK|access-date =}}</ref> The launch prompted South Korea and the United States to discuss the possibility of placing an advanced missile defence system in South Korea,<ref>{{Cite web|title = China worried over US-South Korea plans to deploy THAAD missile system - The Economic Times|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-worried-over-us-south-korea-plans-to-deploy-thaad-missile-system/articleshow/50892130.cms|website = The Economic Times|access-date = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Korea says THAAD 'helpful' to security|url = http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/01/205_196787.html|website = koreatimes|access-date =}}</ref> a move strongly opposed by both China and Russia. | On 7 February 2016, North Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, from the Sahoe launching station.<ref>{{Cite web|title = DPRK announces successful launch of Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite - CCTV News - CCTV.com English|url = http://english.cntv.cn/2016/02/07/ARTI98lx135UGjmMIJwXw1FB160207.shtml|website = english.cntv.cn|access-date =}}</ref> Critics suggest that the real purpose of the launch was test a [[ballistic missile]]. The launch was strongly condemned by the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = UN Security Council vows new sanctions after N Korea's rocket launch|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35518058|website = BBC News|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch - CNN.com|url = http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/07/asia/north-korea-rocket-launch-window/index.html|website = CNN|access-date =}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = North Korea rocket launch: UN security council condemns latest violation|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/07/north-korea-launches-long-range-rocket-it-claims-is-carrying-a-satellite|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 2016-02-07|access-date = 2016-02-07|issn = 0261-3077|language = en-GB|first = Justin McCurry Damien|last = Gayle|last2 = agencies}}</ref> A statement broadcast on Korean Central Television said that a new Earth observation satellite, Kwangmyongsong-4, had successfully been put into orbit less than 10 minutes after lift-off from the Sohae space centre in North Phyongan province. North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration stated the launch was "an epochal event in developing the country's science, technology, economy and defence capability by legitimately exercising the right to use space for independent and peaceful purposes".<ref>{{Cite web|title = North Korean rocket puts object into space, angers neighbours, U.S.|url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-northkorea-satellite-idUKKCN0VG00L|website = Reuters UK|access-date =}}</ref> The launch prompted South Korea and the United States to discuss the possibility of placing an advanced missile defence system in South Korea,<ref>{{Cite web|title = China worried over US-South Korea plans to deploy THAAD missile system - The Economic Times|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/china-worried-over-us-south-korea-plans-to-deploy-thaad-missile-system/articleshow/50892130.cms|website = The Economic Times|access-date = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Korea says THAAD 'helpful' to security|url = http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/01/205_196787.html|website = koreatimes|access-date =}}</ref> a move strongly opposed by both China and Russia. | ||
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| + | North Korea has fired a number of well-publicized intercontinental ballistic missiles since the beginning of the Trump presidency. Some were aimed at US territory, such as Guam, although they fell harmlessly into the ocean. A couple flew high over Japan. | ||
| + | * The U.S. military has not attempted to shoot down ballistic missiles test-launched by North Korea because they have not been on a trajectory to hit U.S. or allies’ territory.<ref> [http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-u-s-hasn-t-yet-seen-the-need-to-1505768696-htmlstory.html U.S. hasn't yet seen the need to shoot down North Korean missiles] L.A. Times</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
