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May 07, 2013

N. Korea removes missiles from launch site: US officials
Seoul (AFP) May 7, 2013
North Korea has taken a major step back from a planned missile test, US officials said, even as Pyongyang and Seoul exchanged fresh threats Tuesday of swift military retaliation to any provocation. A US defence official said two North Korean missiles - primed for imminent test firing - had been moved from their launch site, signalling a possible easing of North Asia tensions ahead of a US-South Korea summit in Washington. US and South Korean officials had been worried that any test of the medi ... read more

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