North Korea says missile test part of normal drills
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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 said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, prompting the United States, France and Japan to urge the U.N. Security Council to respond to what Washington called "an unacceptable threat" to world peace.
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U.N. Security Council members have agreed to adopt a resolution condemning North Korean missile tests, after agreeing on a compromise to avoid a Chinese veto, council diplomats said.
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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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North Korea accused the United States on   Saturday of provoking war by carrying out an anti-missile test   over the Pacific and holding military drills with South Korean   forces on the divided peninsula.
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Japan said Thursday it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the communist country.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has made his first public appearance since his country test-launched a barrage of missiles more than a month ago, official media reported Sunday.
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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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Japan says it now believes signs of activity around a suspected North Korean missile site are part of routine military drills. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told reporters Friday that Japan will
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North Korea&#39;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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NORTH Korean missile bases are under close surveillance after increased activity detected by US and Japanese surveillance raised fears Pyongyang might be preparing to launch a missile across the Sea of Japan.
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North Korea claimed yesterday that a huge explosion in the north-east of the country last week was the controlled demolition of a mountain to make way for a hydroelectric dam - not, as feared, a nuclear weapons test.
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North Korea&#039;s apparent preparations for its first long-range missile test-firing in eight years could be the wild card at this year&#039;s U.S.-European Union summit.
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North Korea test-fired several missiles Thursday, but it is unclear what kind or how many, South Korea's defense minister told CNN.
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The Bush administration said Tuesday that North Korea&#039;s firing of a series of missiles into the Sea of Japan was a provocation, but not an immediate threat to the United States.
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The possibility of North Korea launching a ballistic missile has diminished as activities at missile bases in the Stalinist state were returning to normal, a Japanese press report says.
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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