N. Korea Fueling Rocket in Final Preparation for Launch

SEOUL, South Korea North Korea is fueling a rocket in final preparations for its threatened launch of a satellite, U.S. defense officials said Thursday.A senior intelligence official told The Associated Press that Pyongyang was on track for a projected Saturday launch.Senior defense officials in Washington had said early Thursday that propellant vehicles and trailers, signs of imminent fueling, were in place at North Korea's coastal launch site.At first, the officials said they were unclear on where preparations stood. But by late morning, they confirmed that fueling and other pre-launch activities were indeed under way.All officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence issues.At the G20 summit in London, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak issued a statement agreeing on "a stern, united response from the international community if North Korea launches a long-range rocket."State Department spokesman Robert Wood would not address the U.S. intelligence reports. But he repeated earlier warnings for the North Koreans not to take any "provocative" actions.