2006.06.24

DPRK Ready To Launch? (CBS). Weather said to clear for Saturday night launch of North Korean missile. 2006.06.24

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DPRK-USA (KARE TV) Former U.S. vice president supports pre-emptive strike on North Korean missile launch pad. 2006.06.24

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DPRK's missiles bring it cash and clout (Reuters). North Korea started its missile program in part to deliver a first strike on the South but it has grown into a source of cash and a possible way for a poor state with an obsolescent air force to deliver a nuclear strike. 2006.06.24

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USA calls to keep up pressure on DPRK (AP). U.S. Ambassador John Bolton expresses concern at North Korea's silence over a possible missile launch and calls for sustained international pressure on Pyongyang, especially from China, to stop it. 2006.06.24

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DPRK warns will take strong self-defense step [Kyodo]. North Korea says it will decisively react against the provocations of aggressors ''with strong measures for self-defense.'' 2006.06.24

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