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Reaction to North Korea launch

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Once again the security council of the United Nations has failed to deliver the goods when it comes to uniting in the face of what most of its members see as a potential threat to international order. An emergency meeting was called to condemn North Korea for firing a rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead but China and Russia used their vetoes to stop it. Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell discusses why North Korea launched the rocket.

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