North Korea Readies Rocket for Launch

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the North Koreans that launching the satellite will be a provocative action with consequences. Clinton did not specify what type of consequences but President Obama had previously stated that new sanctions would be made.

Uh...er...how to place sanctions on a country that cannot feed its own people? Kim isn't scared of sanctions. You need something more concreted to convince him that launching this missile is not a good idea. Bloomberg

March 25 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea is placing a Taepodong rocket on its east coast launch pad in preparation for launching a communications satellite, a U.S. counterproliferation official said.

The official, who requested anonymity, said that transporting the device to the facility may indicate the launch is imminent. In Mexico City, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautioned North Korea against firing the rocket, saying the action would be provocative.

“We expect to raise this violation, if it goes forward, in the UN,” Clinton said at a briefing with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, whose country is also on the United Nations Security Council. “This is a provocative act which we believe violates Security Council Resolution 1718.”

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