http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapc...ile/index.html
Sigh.
EDIT- moratorium : A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity: a moratorium on the deployment of a new weapon.
Fears have grown in recent weeks following reports of activity at a site in northeastern North Korea where U.S. officials say a Taepodong-2 missile -- believed capable of reaching parts of the United States -- is possibly being fueled.
The United States, Japan and other countries are concerned about North Korea's reported preparations for a long-range missile test. The North Koreans fired a Taepodong-1 missile over Japan in 1998, but declared a moratorium on future tests in 1999.
In the past week, however, North Korean officials have said they no longer feel bound to that moratorium because they are not engaged in direct negotiations with the United States.
President Bush warned North Korea on Wednesday it would face further isolation if it violated agreements by test launching the missile.
In the past week, however, North Korean officials have said they no longer feel bound to that moratorium because they are not engaged in direct negotiations with the United States.
President Bush warned North Korea on Wednesday it would face further isolation if it violated agreements by test launching the missile.
Under the order signed by Rumsfeld, all available information would be continuously shared so the president could make a decision whether to fire.
Officials say that in an extreme emergency there are other high-level officials -- whom they would not specify -- who could order a U.S. retaliatory strike, but realistically, they say, the decision would most likely be made by President Bush.
Officials say that in an extreme emergency there are other high-level officials -- whom they would not specify -- who could order a U.S. retaliatory strike, but realistically, they say, the decision would most likely be made by President Bush.
EDIT- moratorium : A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity: a moratorium on the deployment of a new weapon.
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