Sunday, March 29, 2009

North Korea: Iranian missile experts helping North Korea

AFP reports a team of Iranian missile experts is in North Korea to help prepare for a rocket launch, Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported on Sunday.

The news comes as spy satellites have photographed the nose cone of a long-range North Korean rocket on its launch pad, but its remains unclear whether it is carrying a satellite or a warhead.

The 15-strong Iranian delegation had been in the country since the beginning of this month and is reported to include senior officials with Iranian rocket and satellite producer Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group.
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