The leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN gave the order to build the largest rocket in the history of the country to the day of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic — 9 September 2018. This is with reference to the words of a North Korean defector reports the Telegraph. According to the source — the person who participated in the missile program of the DPRK, the order was given during the two-day meeting with senior military leaders, held in Pyongyang in mid-December 2017.
The rocket should get the title of «Unha-4». It will become a larger version was successfully launched in February 2016 missiles «Unha-3», designed to launch satellites into orbit. According to the authorities, the rocket failed to deliver a satellite into orbit, but communication with him to establish so far failed.
The UN Security Council acts against the DPRK launch of missiles of this class, believing that it is one of the steps in the development of the application of Intercontinental missile attacks. At the same time, North Korea continues to act, regardless of world opinion.
The article North Korean publication Yonhap News, 25 December 2017, on the launch of missiles, said that «our satellite launch is a legitimate implementation of the law, which is fully consistent with the UN Charter, which enshrines the need to respect state sovereignty, the principles of equality and international law governing the peaceful use of space».
