North Korea preparing to launch rocket, says US defence official

January 29, 2016 00:46

North Korea appears to be preparing to launch some form of rocket, a US defence official has said, though it does not appear to be a ballistic missile.

The official's comments came after Japanese media reported that satellite images apparently showed Pyongyang setting up a long-range ballistic missile launch from the Dongchang-ri site, in the west of North Korea.

"The indications are that they are preparing for some kind of launch," the US official said. The official did not say where in North Korea the preparations were taking place, but said people on the ground appeared to be readying for "a regular space launch".

"Could be for a satellite or a space vehicle there are a lot of guesses. North Korea does this periodically, they move things back and forth. There's nothing to indicate its ballistic missile related," the official said.

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