North Korea Warned On Missile Tests
Jacob Cherian - All Headline News Staff Writer Washington DC (AHN) - Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice announced on Monday that North Korea would face the consequences if it tested long range missiles with the capability of reaching the West Coast of the U.S. Rice says, "It would be a very serious matter and, indeed, a provocative act should North Korea decide to launch that missile." She made this statement in response to indications that the North Koreans were ready to test intercontinental ballistic missiles at any time. Rice says, "I can assure everyone that it would be taken with utmost seriousness" and that the United States would encourage other nations to take action against North Korea, should it go ahead with the testing. According to the AP, President Bush briefly discussed the missile test in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kate Starr, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council said the two presidents planned to keep in touch over the matter. Although the United States, Japan, Australia, South Korea along with other countries requested North Korea not to test the missile, they have not backed down. U.S. officials said on Monday that the missile was fueled and ready giving it a launch window of approximately a month. A senior official said that once the missile is fueled it would be difficult to reverse, indicating that the test will go ahead. The missile is believed |
