Rice warns North Korea on missile test
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday welcomed nuclear-armed North Korea&#39;s invitation for international inspection for closure of its key atomic plant but cautioned the reclusive state against reneging on its obligations.
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A nuclear test by North Korea would pose  an "unacceptable threat" to peace and stability in the world  and further isolate the reclusive nation, the U.S. State  Department said on Tuesday.
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North Korea is suspected of test-firing a number of short-range missiles off its west coast.
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Reclusive North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S. "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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South Korean and US military authorities are on alert as North Korea appeared to be preparing to test-fire a missile as part of a routine military drill, the defence ministry said.
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The White House warned that a North Korean nuclear test would be an &quot;incendiary&quot; event threatening Pyongyang's neighbors, but it refused to comment on the possible timing of the test.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she wanted quick results in North Korean disarmament talks that resume next week, setting a two-year time frame to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned North Korea against carrying out any new missile tests, saying Washington would not be intimidated into changing its policy towards the Stalinist state.
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Japan has received intelligence indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test launch a short-range missile, an official said Thursday.
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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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The United States has assumed since  the mid-1990s that North Korean is able to make nuclear  weapons, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday,  playing down a dramatic announcement from Pyongyang.
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Reclusive North Korea said on Tuesday it  would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S.  "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Monday a missile launch by North Korea would be a  &quot;very serious matter&quot; and regarded as a provocative act.
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The United States said Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would be a "deeply provocative act" and urged the world to let Pyongyang know such a test would further isolate the already reclusive nation.
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President Bush on Thursday warned  North Korea against test-firing a long-range missile and  underscored concerns about its nuclear ambitions.
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile that could hit almost all of Japan, a Japanese  newspaper said on Thursday.