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| North Korea has issued a formal notification of an imminent satellite rocket launch, a further major breach of UN resolutions following a nuclear test last month. | North Korea has issued a formal notification of an imminent satellite rocket launch, a further major breach of UN resolutions following a nuclear test last month. |
| The International Maritime Organization said it had received a shipping warning from North Korea of its intention to launch an earth observation satellite between 8 and 25 February. | The International Maritime Organization said it had received a shipping warning from North Korea of its intention to launch an earth observation satellite between 8 and 25 February. |
| US defence officials and Japanese media had previously said North Korea was preparing for a rocket launch. | US defence officials and Japanese media had previously said North Korea was preparing for a rocket launch. |
| Related: Diplomacy alone will defuse North Korea. The US must lead the way | Charles K Armstrong | Related: Diplomacy alone will defuse North Korea. The US must lead the way | Charles K Armstrong |
| Although Pyongyang insists its space programme is purely scientific in nature, the international community views such launches as disguised ballistic missile tests. | Although Pyongyang insists its space programme is purely scientific in nature, the international community views such launches as disguised ballistic missile tests. |
| UN resolutions forbid North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, and the UN imposed sanctions following the country’s previous rocket launch in December 2012. | UN resolutions forbid North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, and the UN imposed sanctions following the country’s previous rocket launch in December 2012. |
| If the notified launch goes ahead, it will be a particularly defiant slap in the face of the US, which has spent the past month seeking international support for tough sanctions on Pyongyang over its 6 January nuclear test. | If the notified launch goes ahead, it will be a particularly defiant slap in the face of the US, which has spent the past month seeking international support for tough sanctions on Pyongyang over its 6 January nuclear test. |