‘N. Korea launched satellite, not rocket’
Published: 05 April, 2009, 11:28
North Korea was launching a satellite, not testing a new rocket, says Head of the Korean Department at the Institute of Oriental Studies Aleksandr Vorontsov.
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Published: 05 April, 2009, 11:28
North Korea was launching a satellite, not testing a new rocket, says Head of the Korean Department at the Institute of Oriental Studies Aleksandr Vorontsov.