A close second in the giant rocket race is the former Soviet Union's N-1 rocket, an enormous booster designed to launch cosmonauts to the moon during the Space race with the United States.

巨型火箭竞赛中紧跟在第二的是前苏联的N - 1火箭，一个与美国太空竞赛期间旨在将宇航员送上月球的巨大的助推器。

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North Korea says attempts to shoot down its rocket will be an act of war, and that any additional U.N.

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Pyongyang is angry about ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills and about new U.N. sanctions, issued over the North's December long-range rocket launch, which the U.N. called a cover for a banned missile test, and its third underground nuclear explosion, conducted Feb. 12.

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The shutdown comes amid rising rhetoric and threats of attack from Pyongyang in response to U.N. punishment for its December rocket launch and February nuclear test.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea reacted swiftly to U.N. punishment for its December rocket launch, warning Wednesday that the regime would push ahead with strengthening its defenses including its nuclear weaponry as concerns grow that Pyongyang may conduct another atomic test.

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