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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

New paint job, same old problems: North Korea’s rockets, missiles show little progress

[N. Korea's new ballistic missile]Analysts sifting through information on North Korea’s failed rocket launch say Pyongyang appears to have learned little about spaceflight since its last flubbed attempt three years ago, and that the country is a long way from being able to threaten the United States with a long-range missile.

The experts also said an apparently new missile North Korea showed off at a military parade Sunday did not seem to present any major leaps forward. Some were more interested in the truck it was carried on.

North Korea had touted the Unha-3 rocket that broke apart Friday as its most ambitious effort yet to join the exclusive club of space-faring nations.

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