Powell Warns North Korea Against New Missile Test
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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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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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President George W. Bush warned North   Korea on Wednesday against test-firing a long-range missile,   while other U.S. officials rejected Pyongyang's offer of   bilateral talks with Washington on the issue.
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Calling it a matter of urgency, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday North Korea should resume participation in nuclear disarmament talks and set aside its concerns about new "hostile acts" by the United States against the communist government.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed North Korea on Sunday to return to nuclear disarmament talks even as he branded the communist country a &quot;terrorist state&quot; that has &quot;no respect for human rights.
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The United States warned that it would be a major international concern if North Korea launched a long-range missile, amid reports Pyongyang may be preparing to test-fire the weapon.
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TOKYO, Oct. 3 -- North Korea on Tuesday vowed to conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, dramatically raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first ever unambiguous public threat to demonstrate itself as a nuclear power.
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BEIJING - US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a mission to restart talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, on Sunday branded North Korea a &quot;terrorist state&quot; that shows &quot;no respect whatsoever for human rights.
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North Korea dismissed Secretary of State Colin Powell (website - news - bio) &#39;s Asian trip as pre-US election trickery Saturday and warned it will double its nuclear deterrent force if Washington persists in challenging the
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday that he would not accept North Korean conditions for resuming the six-way talks.
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North Korea threatened on Friday to take   "stronger physical actions" after Japan imposed punitive   measures in response to its barrage of missile tests and pushed   for international sanctions at the United Nations.
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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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US Secretary of State Colin Powell is to urge China to place more pressure on Pyongyang to revive negotiations on North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons plans.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday he would regret a new North Korean missile launch but it would not change the US diplomatic effort to persuade Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
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North Korea, citing American belligerence and pressure, said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday that North Korea is unlikely to test-fire another ballistic missile. &quot;I think the possibility of launching one is low,&quot; Koizumi told reporters.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Thursday he would regret a new North Korean missile launch  but it would not change the U.S. diplomatic effort to persuade  Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear ambitions.