SEOUL, Mar. 12, 2009 (Reuters) — North Korea has given global agencies notice of its plans to launch a satellite from April 4-8, an official said on Thursday in a move Washington has called "provocative" and views as a disguised test of a missile.
The United States said on Wednesday it could pursue a range of options against the state if it launches the long-range missile, including squeezing it harder with U.N. sanctions imposed after separate missile and nuclear tests in 2006.
The latest development adds to mounting tension on the divided Korean peninsula with North Korea saying it was on the edge of war, though many analysts doubt Pyongyang would send its poorly equipped military into a direct attack on the South.
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