DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: North Korea Admits Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: North Korea Admits Rocket Fails Shortly After Launch

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 13, 2012: North Korea has acknowledged a multi-stage rocket it launched early Friday failed to reach orbit.

An announcer on North Korean television - interrupting programming four hours after the launch, which was not broadcast - says the Kwangmyongsong-3 earth observation satellite did not succeed in reaching orbit and scientific experts are investigating the cause of the failure.

Officials in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington say North Korea's rocket indeed blasted off from the launch pad but failed to get very far.

U.S. military officials called it a Taepo Dong-2 missile. They say it was tracked by satellite on a southern trajectory where the first stage fell into the Yellow Sea. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says the other two stages failed to continue in flight and never posed a threat.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official 

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 5, 2012: On Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, a Ghader missile is launched at the shore of sea of Oman during Iran's navy drill. The missile, called Ghader, or Capable in Farsi, was described as an upgraded version of a missile that has been in service before. During a graduation at Iran's main army academy, the country's leader effectively sketched out the Islamic Republic's tougher military posture. 

Iran's must never hesitate to display its power in a hard-edged world where the weak pay the price, he told the newly minted officers. Less than two months later, Khamenei's words were echoed by commanders who warned that Iran could block oil tanker shipping lanes in the Gulf in retaliation for sanctions and described foreign forces including a recent visit by an U.S. aircraft carrier as unwelcome interlopers in the region.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 5, 2012: A Pro-Assad Syrian holds flags of Russia, right, and China as they demonstrate outside the meeting hall as foreign ministers from dozens of countries gather to set conditions for a new Syria, pushing for tighter sanctions and diplomatic pressure to further isolate President Bashar Assad, while urging the opposition to offer a democratic alternative to his regime, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, April 1, 2012. 

The show of solidarity at the Friends of the Syrian People  conference in Istanbul, was marred by the absence of China, Russia and Iran, key supporters of Assad who disagree with Western and Arab allies over how to stop the bloodshed.

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 5, 2012: Former Taliban militants walk to hand over their weapons during a joining ceremony with the Afghan government in Herat, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 31, 2012. 

About 35 former Taliban militants from Herat province handed over their weapons as part of a peace-reconciliation program. (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S.-Russia ‘Reset’ Holds Challenge, Opportunity Says Official

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - April 5, 2012: The strategic “reset” of relations between the United States and Russia is gradually bringing results, a senior defense policy expert said today.

Celeste A. Wallander, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia policy, discussed challenges and opportunities in U.S.-Russia relations with members of the Women's Foreign Policy Group here today.

The reset strategy is “to cooperate in areas where we can cooperate with Russia, in areas that serve American national interest … and communicate clearly and honestly” on topics where the two governments don’t agree, she said.

The United States and Russia have made some important progress, Wallander noted, including:

-- Implementing the “New START” nuclear arms reduction treaty;

-- Making progress toward agreement on Iran;

-- Achieving some cooperation in the NATO-led Afghanistan mission; and

-- Strengthening defense and security communication both between the two nations and between Russia and NATO.

“The New START treaty was an important achievement. … It is another step in reducing global nuclear weapons stockpiles,” she said. The treaty also re-established regular mutual nuclear weapons inspections and meetings involving American and Russian military leaders and nuclear experts, she added.

On Iran, Russia has ended a contract that would have provided that country with Russian-made “very dangerous air defense systems,” Wallander said, and Russia supports the Afghanistan effort by allowing U.S. and NATO troops and cargo to travel through its territory.

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Talks With U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim Prior Boarding Air Force One At Osan Air Base After Attending 2012 Seoul NSS Summit

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Talks With U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim Prior Boarding Air Force One At Osan Air Base After Attending 2012 Seoul NSS Summit   

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 27, 2012: U.S. President Barack Obama, right, talks with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Sung Kim, left, before his departure for the United States at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, after attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.

World leaders on March 27 pledged strong action to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism, including minimising civilian use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) that can be used to make bombs. (Photo - AP)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Greets US Soldiers And Family Prior Boarding Air Force One At Osan Air Base In Osan Outside Seoul After Attending 2012 Seoul NSS Summit

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Greets US Soldiers And Family Prior Boarding Air Force One At Osan Air Base In Osan Outside Seoul After Attending 2012 Seoul NSS Summit   


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 27, 2012: US President Barack Obama (2nd L) greets US soldiers and family members before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base in Osan outside Seoul on March 27, 2012 to leave South Korea after attending the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. 


World leaders on March 27 pledged strong action to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism, including minimising civilian use of highly enriched uranium (HEU) that can be used to make bombs. (Photo - Getty)


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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: World leaders - Group 'Family Photo' At 2012 Nuclear Security Summit At The COEX Center In Seoul On March 27, 2012

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: World leaders - Group 'Family Photo' At 2012 Nuclear Security Summit At The COEX Center In Seoul On March 27, 2012.

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 27, 2012: South Korea's President Lee Myung-Bak (C) is joined by US President Barack Obama (centre L), China's President Hu Jintao (centre R) and other leaders as they wave for the group 'family photo' at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit at the COEX Center in Seoul on March 27, 2012.

 World leaders including US President Barack Obama have begun the two-day summit in South Korea aimed at curbing the threat of nuclear terrorism, organisers said.

(Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: Kingdom of the Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrives to participate in 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit at the Incheon internation airport on March 26, 2012 in Incheon, South Korea. 

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world. (Photo: Getty/Reuters/Yonhap)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Delivers Speech During Luncheon Meeting Hosted By Business Organizations & FKI In Seoul, Shinawatra To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Delivers Speech During Luncheon Meeting Hosted By Business Organizations & FKI In Seoul, Shinawatra To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra delivers a speech during a luncheon meeting hosted by the South Korea's four leading business organizations, including the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), at a Seoul hotel on March 26, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. 

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world. (Photo: Getty/Reuters/Yonhap)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:  Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: Kingdom of the Norway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg arrives to participate in 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit at the Incheon internation airport on March 26, 2012 in Incheon, South Korea. 

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown. (Photo: Getty/Reuters/Yonhap)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak And Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Shake Hands Prior To talks At Presidential Office, Dmitry To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak And Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Shake Hands Prior To talks At Presidential Office, Dmitry To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hands prior to the bilateral talks at the presidential office during the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.

 World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world. (Photo: Getty/Yonhap)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Shakes Hands With India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Prior To 2012 Seoul NSS Summit Working Dinner At Coex Center In Seoul

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Shakes Hands With India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Prior To 2012 Seoul NSS Summit Working Dinner At Coex Center In Seoul

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before the start of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit working dinner at the Coex Center in Seoul on March 26, 2012. 

The two-day meeting in South Korea is a follow-up to an inaugural summit in Washington in 2010 hosted by US President Barack Obama, which kick-started efforts to lock up fissile material around the globe that could make thousands of bombs. (Photo: Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Speaks With Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard Prior To 2012 Seoul NSS Summit Working Dinner At Coex Center In Seoul

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Speaks With Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard Prior To 2012 Seoul NSS Summit Working Dinner At Coex Center In Seoul

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard ahead of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit working dinner in Seoul on March 26, 2012. 

US President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders have begun a summit on curbing the threat of nuclear terrorism, but North Korea's atomic plans will be in focus on the sidelines. 

The two-day meeting in South Korea is a follow-up to an inaugural summit in Washington in 2010 hosted by Obama, which kick-started efforts to lock up fissile material around the globe that could make thousands of bombs. (Photo: Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:  Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Arrives At Incheon Internation Airport To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 26, 2012: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) arrives at Incheon International Airport to attend the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26, 2012 in Incheon, South Korea.

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world. (Photo: Getty/Yonhap)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Speaks While South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak listens At Presidential Blue House In Seoul, Obama To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: US President Barack Obama Speaks While South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak listens At Presidential Blue House In Seoul, Obama To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 25, 2012: US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks while South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) listens during a joint press conference following their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on March 25, 2012. 

World leaders including US President Barack Obama on March 26 will launch the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on the threat from nuclear-armed terrorists, but the atomic ambitions of North Korea and Iran are set to feature heavily. (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Chinese President Hu Jintao And His Wife Liu Yongqing Arrive At Seoul To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Chinese President Hu Jintao And His Wife Liu Yongqing Arrive At Seoul To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 25, 2012: Chinese President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing arrive at Seoul military airport on March 25, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. 

World leaders are gathering in Seoul to discuss the threat of nuclear terrorism, the recurrence nuclear power plant meltdown and to minimize nuclear material across the world. (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, His Wife Gursharan Kaur, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak And His Wife Kim Yoon-ok Pose Prior To Their Meeting At Presidential house In Seoul, South Korea

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, His Wife Gursharan Kaur, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak And His Wife Kim Yoon-ok Pose Prior To Their Meeting At Presidential house In Seoul, South Korea

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 25, 2012: India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh(2nd L), his wife Gursharan Kaur (R), South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (2nd R) and his wife Kim Yoon-ok (L) pose before their meeting at the Presidential house on March 25, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. 

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world.

(Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Talks With South Korean President Lee Myung-bak At The Presidential House, Singh To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Talks With South Korean President Lee Myung-bak At The Presidential House, Singh To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 25, 2012: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (R) talks with India prime minister Manmohan Singh during a meeting at the Presidential house on March 25, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. 

World leaders gather at Seoul to discuss on the issues to prevent possible nuclear terrorism and recurrence of meltdown of nuclear power plants and to minimize nuclear material across the world.   (Photo - Getty)

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DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh With South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Inspects An Honor Guard At Seoul, Singh To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS

DTN News - 2012 SEOUL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh With South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Inspects An Honor Guard At Seoul, Singh To Attend 2012 Seoul NSS


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - March 25, 2012: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, is accompanied by South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, as he inspects an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul Sunday March 25, 2012. 


Singh is in Seoul to hold a summit with Lee and attend the Nuclear Security Summit scheduled for March 26-27. (Photo - AP)


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