NKorean nukes boost U.S. air power role
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U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets can fly to North Korea in minutes from this base 48 miles south of the Demilitarized Zone. Across the border are hundreds of North Korean artillery systems aimed at Seoul, and missiles capable of hitting Japan, Hawaii, and possibly the U.S. mainland.
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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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North Korea said on Friday annual war games staged by the United States and South Korea were undermining six-party nuclear talks and forcing it to raise the &quot;quality and quantity&quot; of its own military deterrent.
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North Korea said on Friday annual war  games staged by the United States and South Korea were  undermining six-party nuclear talks and forcing it to raise the  "quality and quantity" of its own military deterrent.
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HAGATNA, Guam  - Japan's increasing military role   was indicative of U.S. support for a continued U.S.-Japan   alliance, Richard Lawless, the U.S. deputy defense   undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said on Tuesday.
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Japan and the US yesterday agreed to boost cooperation in their missile defense programs -- an important first step in carrying out new defense guidelines that ease Tokyo&#39;s strict postwar pacifism.
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North Korea said on Friday it had already given an account of its nuclear arms program as required under an international disarmament deal, while separately threatening to boost its "war deterrent".
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Japan&#039;s increasing military role  was indicative of U.S. support for a continued U.S.-Japan  alliance, Richard Lawless, the U.S. deputy defense  undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said on Tuesday.
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US disarmament experts had &quot;very positive&quot; talks on detailing a plan to disable North Korea&#39;s nuclear facilities during their latest trip to the communist state, South Korean officials said Sunday.
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North Korea has reprocessed 8,000 spent fuel rods into weapons-grade plutonium and appears to have exported nuclear material to Libya, U.S. officials informed Asian allies this week.
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Some questions and answers about Pyongyang's nuclear weapon capabilities.
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North Korea, which declared last week it has built nuclear weapons, has marked the birthday of supremo Kim Jong-Il with a pledge to continue bolstering arms against the United States.
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North Korea warned it will double its nuclear deterrent force if the United States persists in challenging the North&#39;s nuclear-weapons programs.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell sought South Korea's support on Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on Pyongyang's nuclear programs as Seoul stepped up security along its border with North Korea due to a suspected infiltration.
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As North Korea, South Korea, and Iran raise risks of an arms race, the global challenge to nonproliferation grows.
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The United States has developed new  evidence which bolsters earlier indications that North Korea is  the source of nuclear material exported to Libya, U.S.  officials said on Wednesday.
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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.