NK Readily Announces Its Successful Rocket Launch Through State Broadcaster

North Korean employees at a restaurant watch TV broadcast in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday noon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea’s state broadcaster has announced on TV that Pyongyang’s rocket launch was a success.

North Koreans walk near a poster with slogan which reads “Advance toward the final victory” in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea defied international warnings and fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, the second launch under its new leader and a clear sign Pyongyang is pushing forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. <AP Photo/Kyodo News>