We had crossed into Libya and were approaching our final turn over the bleak desert landscape when Walter informed me that he was receiving missile launch signals.

闯入利比亚领空的黑鸟，在荒凉的沙漠上空渐渐接近最后一个既定转弯。就在此时，沃尔特捕捉到一些导弹发射信号。

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Following some relief in Washington that Pyongyang's missile launch proved a failure, the threat to abandon the talks presents a formidable challenge to Obama.

平壤导弹发射被证实失败后，华盛顿方面多少有些宽慰，然而，随之而来的放弃会谈的威胁，却是献给奥巴马的一个难以应对的挑战。

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"We have certain information about the type and characteristics of the missile. However, we do not have accurate data on the timing of its launch," said the source, who was not identified.

反对者称：“我们已经确定了导弹的种类特征，可是不知道其准确的发射时间”。

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the launch to a crowd in Semnan province, his birthplace and a base for missile launches.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

Western nations are concerned that Iran could use the missile technology to launch a nuclear weapon, which Iran is suspected of building.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

"I think that North Korea is attempting to demonstrate an ICBM [i.e.,intercontinental ballistic missile capability through a space launch.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin told a parliamentary committee Monday that North Korea still appeared poised to launch a missile from its east coast.

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The United States demonstrated the capability to launch a ballistic missile from a surface ship nearly forty years ago.

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