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South Korea announced on Thursday that North Korea has launched a long-range rocket. The launch was confirmed by South Korea’s military, who stated that the North referred to it as a “space launch vehicle.” However, no further details were provided.

This is likely to be North Korea’s second attempt to put a spy satellite into space. Earlier in the week, Japanese officials revealed that North Korea had informed them about their plans to launch a satellite in the near future.

Back in late May, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite experienced a failure and ended up plunging into the sea shortly after liftoff. This setback posed challenges to leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to establish a space-based surveillance system for better monitoring of the United States and South Korea. North Korea has since made a commitment to make a second attempt.

Further information regarding the latest rocket launch is currently unavailable. It remains to be seen if North Korea has successfully put a satellite into orbit as planned. This development will raise concerns in the international community, as it is regarded as a potential violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions prohibiting North Korea from conducting any ballistic missile-related activity.

The launch also has implications for regional security, as it heightens tensions between North Korea and its neighboring countries. The United States and South Korea, in particular, closely monitor and analyze such developments to assess the threat level posed by North Korea’s missile capabilities.

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