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Byline: Christian Caryl, Tracy McNicoll,Susanna Schrobsdorff, John Sparks, Holly Bailey, Devin Gordon, Johnnie L. Roberts, Nicki Gostin

North Korea: Diplomatic Misfire

Will North Korea launch an intercontinental ballistic missile? At the weekend, Kim Jong Il's intentions were still unclear. The capricious North Korea leader likes to attract attention periodically--usually to gain leverage in talks over his nuclear weapons program--but this time he and his government may have miscalculated. Just by raising the possibility that it might launch a Taepodong-2 missile, Pyongyang has succeeded in stiffening the resolve of its enemies and created headaches for ...

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