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The mystery North Korean missile

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Australia has unequivocably condemnded the launch of the missile, but without knowing exactly what it is just yet, is it too soon to be making such judgements?Image courtesy of Flickr - pennstatelive

At around 11:30 EST a long-range missile was launched by North Korea, a move which instantly recieved condemnation from world leaders including those from the U.S. Japan and Australia. The troubled state urges that the test was for a satellite, and that it was successfully launched into the statosphere, so who is right and who is wrong?

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Wednesday, December 12 2012
Produced By Wade Stephens
Featured in storyDr Leonid Petrov - Research Fellow at the University of SydneyDr Felix Patrikeeff - Professor of International Relations at Adelaide Univeristy
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