North Korea Claims Right to Test Missile; the Communist Nation Might Face Sanctions

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TOKYO (AP) - North Korea declared Tuesday it has a right to carry out long-range missile tests, despite international calls for the communist state to refrain from launching a rocket believed capable of reaching the United States.

The bristling statement from North Korea to Japanese reporters in Pyongyang came as France and the U.N. secretary-general raised the alarm over what are believed to be the reclusive nation's preparations for a test of the Taepodong-2, with a range of up to 9,300 miles.

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North Korea Claims Right to Test Missile; the Communist Nation Might Face Sanctions

The North's declaration prompted Japan and South Korea to pledge to cooperate to stop Pyongy...

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