North Korea has observed the birthday of Kim Jong Il's threat to test a new missile.

Press konferentsiiYuzhnaya, and North Korea on the verge of voyny04.02.2009Na questions readers Lenty.Ru "said orientalist, specialist in Korea Andrew LankovSevernaya Korea noted the birthday of its leader, Kim Jong Ira threats continue to test its long-range missiles, reported Reuters on 16 February.
The statement of the Korean central news agency said that the tests will be conducted for peaceful purposes and will develop the space program. At the same time, according to American and South Korean special services, we are talking about launching a new Taepodong-2 missile, which theoretically could carry nuclear warheads, while the ability to reach U.S. territory. All previous tests of this missile had failed.
On Sunday, the President of the Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK Kim Yong Nam expressed his willingness to take "the most decisive action" against South Korea in case of continued growth of tensions between the two countries.
In North Korea on Monday will be celebrations on the occasion of 67 anniversary of Kim Jong Il. Activities began on Sunday with speeches figure skaters and swimmers-interpreters. Sam Kim Jong Il on Sunday visited a North Korean chemical factories - photos of that visit the official North Korean media distributed.
Since the summer of 2008 in Western, South Korean and Japanese media continues to discuss rumors about the illness of Kim Jong Il, who has been rarely appear in public. In January, an information that Kim Jong Il reportedly already chosen a successor, who will become his third son, Kim Jong Un.