Seoul (Reuters) - this month's rocket launch a north Korea shows that it is possible to develop technology, long suspected in the west, fire a warhead more than 10000 km (6200 miles), south Korean officials said the last Sunday, let the west coast of the United States range.
North Korea said, December 12, launch a satellite in orbit put weather, but critics say, its purpose is to develop what kind of technology need to install a long-range missile on the nuclear warhead.
North Korea is banned according to the United Nations sanctions, the 2006 and 2009 nuclear test and the UN security council denounced the launch of a missile or nuclear test.
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"Unha - 3 (north Korea's rocket) material analysis results, we judge, north Korea has won more than 10000 kilometers within the scope of the cases, warhead for 500-600 kilograms," South Korea's defense ministry a person in charge told a news conference.
North Korea's missile tests before ended in failure.
North Korea, accused the United States of all the warmonger almost every day for mother, spent decades, scarce resources, try to develop the technology, can show the goal far the United States, it is also committed to build a nuclear Arsenal.
But experts say, the north is still years away from acquire the technology, the miniaturization of the nuclear bomb installed in the missile.
South Korea's defense ministry officials also said that there is no confirmation whether there is a need to input technology payload survival of heat and vibration, no collapse.
In spite of international condemnation, introduced at the beginning of this month is seen as a big push, the domestic north young leaders reputation, JinZhengYun from his father passed away last year, who took over power.
Obviously encouraging excited, fledgling supreme leader called for development and launch more work satellite "all" and "series vehicle fire arrow large capacity" held in Pyongyang's party last Friday in he led those who contributed to the elevator, according to north Korea's state media.
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