N. Korea Calls US Exercises &#39;War Action&#39;
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N. Korea Calls US Naval Exercises &#39;War Action&#39;; Powell Blames Nation for Delay in Nuclear Talks. A Chinese man repairs a damaged fence around the South Korean consulate in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct 25, 2004.
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North Korea lashed the United States on  Friday for conducting an arms race and, far from announcing  plans to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, warned that it  would &quot;bolster its deterrent for self-defence.&quot;
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North Korea is proposing holding military talks with the United States, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday, less than a week before a new round of talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program is due to begin.
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North Korea threatened yesterday to turn Japan into a &quot;nuclear sea of fire&quot; if it comes under attack from the United States.
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WASHINGTON: The United States said on Tuesday a blast in North Korea last week that stirred fears of a nuclear explosion might have been demolition work for a power project, as Pyongyang has asserted.
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KAESONG, North Korea  - A North Korean official said on Friday its latest missile launch was part of "normal" military exercises and should not be seen as a threat, while a South Korean ministry reportedly said there could be more tests soon.
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The U.S. military said on Tuesday it would hold military exercises with South Korea this month, but sought to reassure North Korea the drills were not meant to be provocative.
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North Korea on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time that it had tested missiles and vowed to continue launching them, threatening to &quot;take stronger physical actions&quot; against opponents of the tests.
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BEIJING - South Korea and the US yesterday sought to play down fears that North Korea might have conducted a nuclear test after reports of a large explosion in the northern part of the communist country.
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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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North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, with Washington saying it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear arms program.
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North Korea has successfully tested new short-range missiles and is close to making them operational, posing a threat to South Korea and Japan, a senior US defence official said.
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North Korea on Sunday accused Japan of using anti-terrorism moves as an excuse for militarism which put the Korean peninsula at risk of invasion.
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North Korea has warned that it will regard any economic sanctions imposed by Japan as a &quot;declaration of war&quot;. Pyongyang said it would hit back with an &quot;effective physical response&quot;.
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North Korea said Monday the danger of war on the Korean peninsula is &quot;snowballing&quot; and accused the United States of destroying the basis for negotiations on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear program.
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North Korea&#39;s recent tests of short-range  missiles were successful launches of an advanced weapon that  can be fired at short notice to strike targets in South Korea,  the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said on Monday.
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North Korea triggered global alarm on Tuesday by saying it will conduct a nuclear test, a key step in the manufacture of atomic bombs that it views as a deterrent against any U.S. attack. But the North also said it was committed to nuclear disarmament, suggesting a willingness to negotiate.