UPDATE: 10:43 p.m. EST: North Korea has declared the launch a success.
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North Korea just launched a long-range missile in defiance of United Nations sanctions and world pressure, according to South Korea sources.
Japanese sources witnessed it sailing over Okinawa.
More: Japan government says North Korea missile passed over Okinawa
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While the international community fears North Korea will develop the ability to deliver a nuclear warhead, North Korea claims it is developing space technology.
The rocket reportedly landed off the coast of the Philippines.
