N. Korea Likely to Launch Satellite, Not Missile

North Korea seems to be preparing for a "satellite" launch as it claimed, Dennis Blair, director of the U.S. National Intelligence, said Tuesday.

South Korea, meanwhile, reaffirmed that both satellite and missile launches would be a violation of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1718.

"I tend to believe that the North Koreans announced that they are going to do a space launch and I believe that that's what they intend," Blair told the Senate Armed Services Committee. "I could be wrong but that would be my estimate."

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