Got a thought on this one.
First I’ll quote CBS with “rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after”.

Kind of makes me wonder about Buck Rodgers & his ray gun being real, yea?

כך, here is the thought.
What if North Korea was attempting to place in orbit a satellite / weapon for Iran?
Iran does not have the ballistic orbital capability quit yet, yet Iran does have all sorts of toys from their neighbor Russia.
And all eyes are on Iran. So for Iran to make such a launch would quickly shift Israel into a let’s-go status.

So with Russia getting ready for to help Iran via a northern Iran entrance, why not pop a satellite / weapon up there by way of covert operandi -N. קוריאה?
The third generation communist dictator would be a hero to Iran & רוסיה & China.
I mean it is all about being recognized and power, isn’t it?
כך, . . ., why not?

בגלל ישו,
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