Homework - current events, North Korea

Read the Info. Look at the picture. Answer the questions.

Info:

North Korea launched a rocket on Sunday (04/05/09). The international community does not want North Korea to make rockets or missiles but they did it anyway. North Korea says they used the rocket to put a satellite in orbit. The United Nations security council is worried because they think that the rocket launch was a military exercise. They say that the rocket could be used to carry warheads and can travel 4160 miles. This means that it can reach parts of the US (Alaska and Hawaii) from North Korea.

Questions:

1) Which country launched a rocket on Sunday?

2) What did North Korea say they used the rocket for?

3) What is the United Nations worried about?

Info and pix taken from the Guardian.

Due Mon 4/20