Analysts: North Korea Unlikely to Fire Rocket at Anniversary

North Korea may not fire a long-range rocket during the country’s much-touted party anniversary next week, analysts in Seoul say. Traditionally, North Korea celebrates an important event by holding a high-profile military parade. Launching a rocket has been part of the celebration. In April, 2012, the communist country conducted a long-range rocket launch that ended in failure to celebrate its biggest holiday in decades, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of...

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