Saturday, March 29, 2008

North Korea’s Missile Launch Friday Heightens Tensions on Korean Peninsula

Saturday, March 29, 2008
North Korea fired a volley of short-range missiles into the sea from its west coast at 10 a.m. on Mar. 28... ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff announced, “North Korea launched short-range missiles into the Yellow Sea. The test firing seems aimed at checking the performance and raising the operation capability of the missile.”...
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The Dong-A

Geopolitical tension on the Korean Peninsula increased significantly when North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles into the waters off its west coast on March 28, hours after it issued a statement denying allegations about a uranium enrichment program and nuclear cooperation with Syria, key sticking points in the six-party negotiations aimed at finding a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear standoff...
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The Hankyoreh

IHT.com has this report out today and it starts off like this... North Korea warned the South on Saturday their reconciliation process could be in jeopardy unless Seoul apologizes for a top military leader's comment about attacking the North... The North's military condemned the remark by the new head of the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said Seoul would strike a suspected North Korean nuclear weapons site if Pyongyang attempted to attack the South with atomic bombs...
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NKorea warns reconciliation with South in jeopardy after attack threat
North Korea Flag by CIA.gov website

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