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 short notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said on Monday.
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The United States has had some   success in limiting North Korea's export of missiles by   persuading other countries not to buy them, a senior   administration official says.
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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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Engineers and vehicles carrying liquid fuel have been seen gathering at North Korean bases housing missiles capable of striking most of Asia and parts of the United States, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.
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North Korea test-fired a barrage of   missiles on Wednesday, including a long-range weapon said to be   capable of reaching Alaska, ratcheting up tensions in north   Asia and drawing international condemnation.
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The Air Force general responsible   for building a U.S. anti-ballistic missile shield on Friday   voiced high confidence it could shoot down any U.S.-bound   missile from North Korea, despite critics' doubts.
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A senior North Korean official is dismissing claims that Pyongyang is preparing for a missile test. North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon told reporters at the United Nations that reports that North
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North Korea fired a salvo of test missiles into its coastal waters Friday, flexing naval muscles as South Korea launched its most advanced destroyer ever, armed with a high-tech U.S. air defense system.
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North Korea launched short-range missiles off its western coast Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, but it was still unclear how many had been fired.
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Â· President tells of new generation of weaponsÂ· 'Grandiose' plan to combat US missile shield
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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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TOKYO -- North Korea is likely improving its missile technology, and recent signs that it may be preparing to test a ballistic missile are troubling, a top US military official said Sunday.
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The U.S. and Japanese navies have  worked out common rules for their advanced warships designed to  shoot down enemy ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy's Pacific  Fleet said on Friday ahead of a milestone test.
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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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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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A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer with   the navy's most advanced combat weapon system arrived in Japan   on Saturday as tensions surrounding North Korea's missile tests   remained high.
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North Korea fired several short-range missiles on Friday, but the United States and its Asian allies said the launches were part of normal military drills and would not affect talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.