Is North Korea Preparing for A Long Range Rocket Launch?

It looks like the North Koreans are preparing for their next provocation:

North Korea said Thursday it will continue to launch satellites into space despite South Korea’s condemnation, which analysts said points toward Pyongyang testing a long-range rocket soon.

North Korean satellites will continue going up even as South Korea condemns Pyongyang’s move, an unidentified spokesman at North Korea’s bureau on space development was quoted as saying by the country’s media.

“We will march toward the goal of conquering space by firing off more satellites in accordance with our five-year space development program,” the spokesman said.

The report came amid growing speculation that North Korea is likely to launch a long-range rocket in the not-too-distant future after its last launch in February.

Pyongyang has claimed it has the right to develop its space program by putting satellites into orbit, but Seoul and Washington have viewed Pyongyang’s move as a disguised test for its ballistic missile technology.  [Yonhap]

You can read more at the link, but I wonder if they will time it to coincide with the US Presidential election?