N. Korea warns of nuclear war if attacked
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North Korea will respond to a pre-emptive U.S. military attack with an &quot;annihilating strike and a nuclear war,&quot; the state-run media said Monday, heightening its antagonistic rhetoric.
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North Korea accused the South&#39;s navy on Tuesday of staging a grave provocation that could lead to a maritime skirmish after South Korean patrol boats fired warning shots to repel navy vessels from the North.
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TOKYO, Oct. 4 -- North Korea declared Tuesday that it would conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first unambiguous pledge to prove it has become a nuclear power.
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North Korea's chief delegate to the United Nations General Assembly said on Monday the danger of war on the Korean peninsula is "snowballing" and accused the United States of destroying the basis for negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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North Korea on Monday blamed the United States for the stalemate in talks on its nuclear weapons programs, and warned it would use a "war deterrent force" if Washington brought the nuclear dispute before the U.N. Security Council.
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SEOUL -- North Korea's neighbors scrambled yesterday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threatened nuclear test, with South Korea warning of a regional atomic arms race that could upend the regional balance of power.
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North Korea's state media warned Friday the communist nation would bolster its "war deterrent," accusing the US of plotting a nuclear war
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The United States and Japan warned  North Korea on Monday against a missile launch as some  officials said Pyongyang appeared to have finished fueling for  a test flight that could reach as far as Alaska.
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TOKYO -- A pledge by North Korea yesterday to conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States dramatically raised tensions in the region and marked the communist government's first unambiguous public threat to demonstrate itself as a nuclear power.
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North Korea would consider any decision by Japan to impose economic sanctions as a ``declaration of war,&#39;&#39; the communist nation&#39;s Foreign Ministry said.
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The United States has warned North Korea directly of international repercussions if it proceeds with a nuclear test, the US envoy to atomic talks with the Stalinist state said.
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North Korea threatened on Saturday to double the size of its nuclear deterrent and the United States rejected its conditions for a resumption of talks
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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.
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North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday that it would treat economic sanctions as a "declaration of war" and threatened to try to exclude Tokyo from six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms programs.
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North Korea threatened on Saturday to  double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States  did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy  aimed at unseating the communist leadership.
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TOYKO, Japan -- North Korea has warned Japan that it would treat economic sanctions against the nation as a &quot;declaration of war&quot; as a row brews over the remains of abductees.
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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;