N. Korea launches rocket

N. Korea launches rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean rocket unveiled in Tongchang-ri in April 2012. North Korea launched a rocket on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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