Sources: N.Korea May Be Preparing Missile Launch
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese  government sources said Thursday.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North is preparing a missile test.
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A senior North Korean official has called reports that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile test &quot;only rumor and guess.
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Japan will proceed with planned talks with North Korea tomorrow on normalizing ties, after a report the communist nation may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile, Hiroyuki Hosoda, Japan&#39;s chief government spokesman, said.
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Suspicious ground movements in  North Korea may reflect maintenance of missile sites rather  than preparations for a missile test, according to South Korean  Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon.
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese  government sources said on Thursday.
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North Korea is suspected of test-firing several short-range missiles off its west coast, an intelligence official says.
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The United States has received indications North Korea might be trying to test a nuclear weapon, a senior Bush administration said Sunday.
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Japan has warned North Korea it would view any test-fired missile landing on Japanese soil as an attack, after reports the secretive nation was preparing to jangle international nerves with a new missile launch.
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Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent, Japan's top government spokesman said.
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The Japanese media reported Friday that the Japanese government believes the North Korean military buildup at missile bases is part of a military drill and that the Japanese plan to ask the North to explain its actions.
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There is concern in Japan and South Korea that North Korea might be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Officials in both Japan and South Korea say that since Tuesday, they have detected signs of activity
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TOKYO - Japan suspects that North Korea may be preparing to conduct an engine-combustion test of either a Rodong or a Taepodong ballistic missile, government sources said Thursday.
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Signs that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern, a U.S. commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.
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North Korea test-fired several missiles Thursday, but it is unclear what kind or how many, South Korea's defense minister told CNN.
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Japan says it now believes signs of activity around a suspected North Korean missile site are part of routine military drills. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told reporters Friday that Japan will
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A senior North Korean official denied reports that the secretive communist state was preparing a missile launch, saying they were pure speculation, Japan&#39;s Kyodo news agency reported today.