北韩星期二警告说，联合国对北韩发射火箭实施任何惩罚性制裁都将导致裁军六方会谈破裂。北韩外交部发表声明说，平壤将把惩罚措施视为违反平壤2007年与5个国家签署的裁军换援助协议的精神。
北韩说，将在4月4号至4月8号期间向太空发射一颗它所说的试验卫星。美国、日本和韩国说，平壤打算利用这次发射测试其远程弹道导弹能力。
日本和韩国警告北韩说，如果北韩实施发射计划，将面对国际社会的强烈反应。
North Korea warned Tuesday that any United Nations sanctions imposed as punishment for the country’s rocket launch would cause a breakdown of six-nation disarmament talks. The North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Pyongyang would view punitive measures as a violation of the spirit of a disarmament-for-aid pact Pyongyang signed with five other countries in 2007.
North Korea says it will launch what it calls an experimental satellite into space between April fourth and April eighth. The United States, Japan and South Korea say Pyongyang intends to use the launch as a test of its long-range ballistic missile capability.
Japan and South Korea have warned North Korea it will face a strong international response if it goes ahead with the launch.