(CNN) -- The thing about North Korea is that once in a while, it does something that sends the international community into a flurry of talk about the hermit nation, even though little is known about what's really going on. This week, Pyongyang fired a long-range Unha-3 rocket and sent a satellite into orbit. Nervous world leaders quivered as the rogue country defied a United Nations ban on developing nuclear- and missile-related technology. Was the world a more dangerous place after Wednesday's event? What would it mean for North Korea's young leader as he is about to mark the first anniversary of the death of his father, Kim Jong Il?
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With rocket launch, Kim Jong Un can bolster domestic support
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Ahead of his father's death anniversary, leader can say he fulfilled a promise to his people
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Experts say Kim has positioned himself to make economic changes
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It's unclear what will happen next in the reclusive nation
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