U.S. weighs shootdown of N. Korea missile
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The Bush administration is weighing responses to a possible North Korean missile test that include attempting to shoot it down in flight over the Pacific, defense officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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All eyes &amp;#151; and ears &amp;#151; are on North Korea. Military and intelligence agencies of the United States and its allies are spying from land, air, sea and space to learn whether the communist nation is preparing to test fire a long-range missile that may be capable of reaching the western U.S.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North has been preparing a missile test. US and South Korean intelligence has picked up signs a test may be planned, though Japan&#39;s Prime
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China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel.
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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.
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President Bush said Thursday it is hard to read North Korea&#039;s motives in firing a missile with the potential to hit the United States or Canada, but said the U.S. cannot afford to misjudge the situation.
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China is concerned by U.S. plans to  shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what  "preventative measures" to take, the Foreign Ministry said on  Sunday.
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The military is in the final stages of readying its national ballistic missile defense system, with officials predicting it will be activated before year's end. But several questions remain, including how well the experimental missile interceptors work.
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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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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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North Korea may be preparing for another   missile test, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on   Sunday, but a government official in Seoul discounted the   report.
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The United States and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with reported plans to test-fire a long-range missile that could reach the U.S. mainland, saying Saturday that a launch would be dangerous and provocative. But North Korean officials later denied such preparations, the Kyodo News agency reported, citing a South Korean official it did not identify.
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The US military may have to delay its shootdown of an out-of-control spy satellite planned for Wednesday due to bad weather, a senior military official said.
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There is concern in Japan and South Korea that North Korea might be preparing to launch a ballistic missile. Officials in both Japan and South Korea say that since Tuesday, they have detected signs of activity
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North Korea has a few more cards to play if it wants to turn up the tension generated by a series of missile tests. It could fire more missiles, threaten to stage a nuclear test, stage troop exercises near the border with South Korea or send up fighter jets in an attempt to harass U.S. spy planes.
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South Korean and US military authorities are on alert as North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a missile, the Defense Ministry said yesterday.
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The United States will address the threat posed by North Korea&#39;s missiles once the Stalinist state disbands its nuclear weapons program, a State Department official said Friday.