Steelworm Vacon: No Sign of Imminent Rocket Launch in North Korea

Sunday, February 3, 2013

No Sign of Imminent Rocket Launch in North Korea | Synopsis

No Sign of Imminent Rocket Launch in North Korea

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North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff. Pyongyang had made a surprise announcement earlier this month that it would launch a rocket mounted with a satellite one morning between Monday and Dec. 22, its second attempt this year. The North Koreans called it a peaceful bid to advance its space program, and a last wish of late leader Kim Jong Il. However, the U.S., Japan and other nations see it as an illicit test of missile technology, and have warned North Korea to cancel the launch — or face a new wave of sanctions. There was no indication that the launch at a west coast site in North Korea's northwest took place Monday, South Korean officials said.

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People:

Kim Jong Il

Overall Sentiment: 0.423791

Relevance: 0.234697

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Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.208958

Sentiment	Quote
0.0795492	"At this moment, we are keeping our guard up," Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto told ...
-0.17354	"At this moment, we are keeping our guard up," Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto told reporters Monday. "We have not seen any objective indication that would cause us to make any change to our preparedness."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0939908 Mean: -0.0469954 Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Yoshihiko Noda

Overall Sentiment: 0.0762713

Relevance: 0.207196

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Barack Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.184086

Chong Chol-Ho

Overall Sentiment: -0.195308

Relevance: 0.168728

Lee Chang-jin

Overall Sentiment: 0.0643904

Relevance: 0.167713

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Additional Info:

Country: North Korea

Overall Sentiment: -0.0389944

Relevance: 0.842379

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City: Seoul

Overall Sentiment: -0.0635469

Relevance: 0.344701

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