N. Korean Official Dismisses Claims of Possible Missile Test
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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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The United States said that its warnings to North Korea against conducting a nuclear weapons test were &quot;not a lethal threat&quot; and denied seeking the collapse of the regime in Pyongyang.
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North Korea may be preparing an  underground test of a nuclear bomb, ABC News reported on  Thursday, but U.S. officials told Reuters they had no new  evidence of such a plan.
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South Korea and US intelligence sources have detected unusual activity in North Korea believed linked to possible preparation for a missile test, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.
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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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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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TOKYO - Japan suspects that North Korea may be preparing to conduct an engine-combustion test of either a Rodong or a Taepodong ballistic missile, government sources said Thursday.
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North Korea's declaration that it  possesses nuclear weapons does not make it a nuclear weapons  state, South Korea's unification minister said on Monday.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has said that North Korea is unlikely to test fire a ballistic missile in the immediate future.
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A ranking South Korean official on Friday argued it was too early to assume that the country will be referred to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for its past nuclear experiments.
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A group of diplomats who visited the scene of last week&#39;s mysterious explosion in North Korea say it was not caused by the testing of a nuclear device.
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North Korea only test-fired one short-range missile on Friday, reports from South Korea say.
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Activity around North Korea's missile  launch sites is tailing off, calming fears of a ballistic  missile test, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday, citing  government sources.
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WASHINGTON--North Korea may be bluffing, but it appears ready to launch one or more Rodong ballistic missiles capable of hitting Japan anytime it wants, according to a senior US official.
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The United States on Thursday played down an earlier warning to North Korea over its plans for a nuclear test, saying it was not threatening Pyongyang with "lethal" action.
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North Korea is suspected of test-firing several short-range missiles off its west coast, an intelligence official says.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday that North Korea is unlikely to test-fire another ballistic missile. &quot;I think the possibility of launching one is low,&quot; Koizumi told reporters.