N. Korea missile test raises new fears

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Mods: I thought there should be a new thread on this since the report has been confirmed (missiles were fired into the Sea of Japan), and the article is about the fears being raised. But I understand if you want to combine it with the previous thread that said NK may have fired missiles. (Old thread is here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1437091)

N. Korea missile test raises new fears

By SOO-JEONG LEE, Associated Press
Last updated: 2:35 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2005

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"It appears that there was a test of a short-range missile by the North Koreans and it landed in the Sea of Japan. We're not surprised by this. The North Koreans have tested their missiles before. They've had some failures," Andrew Card told the cable network.

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The Sunday test-firing occurred on the eve of a crucial gathering at the United Nations to review global progress on curbing nuclear proliferation. North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 2003. The United States, however, is expected to seek a consensus for tough action against the North Koreans as well as the Iranians -- both accused by Washington of having nuclear weapons or ambitions to build them -- during the U.N. session.

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The Sunday test, however, occurred at an especially worrisome time as the North appeared to have resumed efforts to move forward with its nuclear weapons program. South Korean officials said last month that Pyongyang had recently shut down a nuclear reactor, possibly to harvest more weapons-grade plutonium.

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Six-nation talks aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions have been stalled since last June.