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North Korea missiles
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Trump says Japan would shoot North Korean missiles 'out of sky' if it bought U.S. weaponry
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Japan would shoot North Korean missiles “out of the sky” if it bought the U.S. weaponry needed for doing so, suggesting Tokyo take a stance it has avoided until now.
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The U.S. Will Act on North Korea Missiles That Pose a Threat, Mattis Says
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. military is ready to take action against missiles from North Korea that pose a threat to America or its allies, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said.
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Tillerson Still Wants North Korea Talks After 'Provocative Act'
EghtesadOnline: Despite North Korea’s “provocative” firing of three missiles, the U.S. will continue to push for negotiations to deescalate nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.
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North Korea's Kim orders production of more rocket engines, warhead tips: KCNA
EghtesadOnline: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the production of more solid-fuel rocket engines and rocket warhead tips, the North's official media said on Wednesday in a report otherwise lacking threats against Washington after weeks of heightened tension.
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North Korea missile re-entry technology not perfected yet: South Korea
EghtesadOnline: North Korea still does not appear to have mastered missile re-entry technology and will take at least one or two more years to do so, although its ability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead is advancing quickly, South Korea's vice defense minister said.
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Balance of Power: What Does North Korea Do Now?
EghtesadOnline: North Korea’s Kim dynasty has mastered the art of brinkmanship for decades: scare the world with missiles and nuclear tests, strike a deal with the West, and then watch the aid money flow in.
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Balance of Power: Global Markets Ignore Missiles and Trump Chaos
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s Russian woes are deepening. North Korea is pressing ahead with its nuclear-missile program. And worries about Brexit are increasing.
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North Korean Missiles May Be Too Advanced for More Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: It may already be too late for sanctions to halt North Korea’s missile program. That’s the view of analysts who have watched Kim Jong Un accelerate progress on North Korea’s decades-long quest for a functioning intercontinental ballistic missile.
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UN to Meet on North Korea as U.S. Confirms Rocket Was ICBM
EghtesadOnline: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting later Wednesday after the U.S. confirmed North Korea’s rocket launch on July 4 was its first intercontinental ballistic missile.
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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile ahead of G20 summit
EghtesadOnline: North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile from its western region into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in Germany later this week.