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| North Korean announcement could signal Missile Test |
| 2003-03-07 |
| Another slam of the spoon on the high chair North Korea has warned ships to stay out of a portion of the Sea of Japan, a possible precursor to a missile test this weekend, Pentagon officials said Friday. North Korea's notice to mariners outlines an "exclusion zone" off its coast that's nearly identical to one announced before it tested an anti-ship missile Feb. 25. The North Korean missile test last month came on the eve of the inauguration of South Korean president Roh Moo-huyn and amid escalating tensions over Pyongyang's refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons programs. U.S. officials downplayed that missile test, saying it involved a small missile and not one of North Korea's stock of long-range ballistic missiles. |
| Posted by:Frank G |