"Shooting our satellite for peaceful purposes will precisely mean a war, " a spokesman for the North Korean army said in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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"The responsibility for this grave situation entirely rests with the U.S. administration and military warmongers keen to encroach upon the DPRK's sovereignty and bring down its dignified social system with brigandish logic, " the KPA spokesman added in a statement published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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