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North Korea Is Still Out There

Japan has issued a frightening warning to North Korea to abstain from conducting a possible ballistic missile test. The test launch of a missile across the seas north of Japan would constitute a security breach of a 2002 bilateral agreement. The announcement was based on information from US, South Korean and Japanese media reports that North Korea had started preparations for the test launch of a long-distance Taepodong-2 missile that could be fired within the next few days. A Taepodong-2 missile is capable of reaching as far as the US mainland with a light payload.

Japan's Foreign Minister and the U.S. ambassador to the country were set to meet late Saturday, Japan's Foreign Ministry said, amid speculation over the possible missile test. Reports have said that North Korea loaded booster rockets onto a launch pad in preparation to test-fire a long-range missile that could reach as far as the U.S. mainland, with the launch expected as early as Sunday.

On Wednesday, US Ambassador Alexander Vershbow warned North Korea against firing a missile, saying Washington would take unspecified "appropriate measures in response."

Seoul's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon also said its ministry "was in discussions with related departments on possible measures" in case of a North Korean missile test.

The government's response to a missile launch would center on slowing the pace of economic cooperation with North Korea, the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported.

However, Seoul would also declare its opposition to military action against the North, the paper said, quoting an unnamed government official.

North Korea sent shock waves through the region when it test-fired a ballistic missile over northern Japan in 1998.

The North's missile program has been a major security concern in the region, on top of its pursuit of nuclear bombs. It has been under a self-imposed moratorium on long-range missile tests since 1999. Still, it has since test-fired short-range missiles many times, including two in March.

June 17, 2006

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