Speculation on NKorea rocket launch mounts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Speculation that North Korea is preparing a rocket launch following its recent nuclear test mounted Friday, with US officials and experts backing Japanese reports of suspicious activity  at Pyongyang’s main satellite complex.

With existing UN Security Council resolutions banning North Korea from the use of ballistic missile technology, any launch would be a further slap in the face of the international community, which is struggling to find a united response to the January 6 nuclear test.