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Friday, June 02, 2006

Paper: N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test
The United States has deployed its RC-135S Cobra Ball as Japan and itself have detected signs that North Korea is almost ready to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile.

Japan's Sankei Shimbun reported Thursday that North Korean is in the final stages of launching a Taepodong-2. It said that radio communications intercepted near a missile test-site in northeast North Korea changed in early May, signaling an imminent launch.

Two weeks ago, Japanese media reported that North Korea had moved a missile close to a launch site.

Sources

Paper: N. Korea Preparing for Missile Test - Forbes

Japan, US on alert on NKorea's long-range ballistic missile - Forbes

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