Top of the Hour: North Korea’s “Highly Provocative” Announcement, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

The U.S. State Department was seemingly taken by surprise by North Korea’s announcement that the country is working to launch a satellite in honor of President Kim Il-sung’s 100th birth anniversary. The U.S. is calling the move “highly provocative,” as North Korea recently agreed to suspend long-range missile launches in exchange for food assistance.

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