U.S. Warns Regime Against Missile Test
U.S. spy satellites detected preliminary North Korean preparations for another missile test-launch, and Washington warned that further missile tests would hamper ties between the nations. “The United States does view the North Korean missile program as a serious threat to the region,” State Department spokesman James P. Rubin said. The North Koreans have been moving parts of their new Taepo Dong-1 missile to a launch pad since about Nov. 20, according to U.S. spy satellites. North Korea test-launched a multistage rocket in August that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean.
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