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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Signs that North Korea is preparing to test a ballistic missile are of great concern, a US commander said on Sunday, adding that the North could be on the verge of big missile technology breakthroughs.
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The Bush administration said Tuesday that a North Korea nuclear test would be an "unacceptable threat to peace and stability" and further isolate Pyongyang from the rest of the world.
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Japanese and US reconnaissance information indicates that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire either a Nodong or Taepodong ballistic missile, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
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A defiant North Korea acknowledged for   the first time on Thursday that it had launched several   missiles, vowed to carry out more tests and threatened to use   force if the international community tried to stop it.
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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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South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to give up any intention to test-fire a missile. Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in New
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North Korea angrily mocked international criticism of its multiple missile tests, threatening on Thursday to fire off more rockets.
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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan  - 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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WASHINGTON DC -- US Secretary of State Colin Powell repeatedly warned about the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test Sunday.
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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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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sent North Korea a two-pronged  message, insisting the United States has no plans to invade the  isolated communist state but stressing it does have a deterrent  against hostile actions by Pyongyang.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell warned  North Korea on Thursday against conducting a new missile test,  although he said he did not know whether Pyongyang was  preparing to do so.
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Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sent North Korea a two-pronged message, insisting the United States has no plans to invade the isolated communist state but stressing it does have a deterrent against hostile actions by Pyongyang.
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An increasingly isolated 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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The United States warned North Korea against thinking it could use worries over a possible long-range missile to force the United States into direct talks.
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North Korea is suspected of test-firing several short-range missiles off its west coast, an intelligence official says.