North Korea appears certain to launch a satellite this month in defiance of appeals by friends and foes alike to give up the plan in the interests of regional stability. However, new satellite imagery reports from 38 North suggest the launch could be delayed by increasingly cold conditions in the local area.

In a new post 38 North last night explained,

Contrary to press reports that the three-stage Unha rocket had already been erected at the launch pad by December 5, the North may have had insufficient time to complete that task by then…Work at the site may have been