North Korea ‘readying missile launch’
February 4, 2016
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a long-range missile, according to South Korea’s defence ministry and Japanese media. Activity has been spotted at a launch station on the west coast of the isolated nation. Earlier this week Pyongyang announced it was planning to launch a satellite at some point in February. The announcement was internationally condemned – critics say it is a cover to test banned missile technology. North Korea also conducted its fourth nuclear bomb test on 6 January.