AP: Japan, U.S. warn N.Korea on nuke tests

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Japan, U.S. warn N.Korea on nuke tests

By HANS GREIMEL, Associated Press Writer

14 minutes ago

TOKYO - Japanese and U.S. officials warned Friday of tougher measures against North Korea
if the isolated communist nation conducts a second nuclear test.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that a second nuclear test "no doubt would deepen
its isolation."

Rice and South Korea's foreign minister, Song Min-Soon, agreed at a news conference in
Washington that their governments want negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program
resumed.

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The remarks came amid U.S. media reports that Pyongyang has appeared to have readied for
another nuclear test and that the preparation steps were similar to those taken before its
first nuclear detonation on Oct. 9. But Japanese and South Korean officials have not
reported any signs that the North was preparing for another test.

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