N.Korea tested advanced missiles: U.S. general
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North Korea's recent tests of short-range missiles were successful launches of an advanced weapon that can be fired at little notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces in South Korea said on Monday.
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North Korea is about to field an advanced short-range missile that has been tested successfully and will pose a new threat to South Korea, a departing Pentagon official said Friday.
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of striking most of Asia and parts of the United States, a Japanese newspaper says. Rodong missiles are capable of reaching any part of Japan, the paper said.
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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. government exaggerated the threat from North Korea's nuclear programs, just as it manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a U.S. foreign policy expert said in an article published Friday.
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The U.S. military shot down a target   ballistic missile over the Pacific Friday in the widest test of   its emerging antimissile shield in 18 months, a witness to the   test told Reuters.
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An interceptor missile destroyed a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean on Friday in a key test of the nation's missile defense system, U.S. military officials said.
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KAESONG, North Korea  - A senior North Korean official said on Friday its latest missile launch was part of "normal" military exercises and should not be seen as a threat.
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South Korea and US intelligence sources have detected unusual activity in North Korea believed linked to possible preparation for a missile test, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.
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The United States, Japan, and South Korea have increased security measures after detecting signs of a possible North Korean test launch of its Rohdong ballistic missile (range: approximately 1,300km).
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The United States said Thursday that a U.S. missile-defense system under development has &quot;limited operational capability&quot; to protect against weapons such as the long-range missile North Korea is said to be near firing.
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North Korea accused the United States on  Saturday of provoking war by carrying out an anti-missile test  over the Pacific and holding military drills with South Korean  forces on the divided peninsula.
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The countryÂs missile defense system passed a crucial test today, the Pentagon announced.
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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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North Korea fired up to two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday, said U.S. and South Korean officials, prompting quick U.S. criticism of Pyongyang over the second such launch in as many weeks.
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A Japanese navy destroyer shot down  a ballistic missile on Monday in a test about 100 miles over  the Pacific Monday, a first for a U.S. ally, U.S. and Japanese  forces said.
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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.