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Could NKorea hit its neighbors with nukes?

Could NKorea hit its neighbors with nukes?
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea is probably years away from perfecting the technology to back up its bold threats of a pre-emptive strike on America. But some nuclear experts say it might have the know-how to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at South Korea and Japan

Dempsey says NKorean provocations fit long pattern

Dempsey says NKorean provocations fit long pattern
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - North Korea's bellicose rhetoric and threats, while worrisome, appear to fit a decadeslong pattern of provocation followed by uneasy peace, the top U.S. military officer said Friday. "I wouldn't say I see anything to lead

Pyongyang rumblings have little effect on SKoreans

Pyongyang rumblings have little effect on SKoreans
By YOUKYUNG LEE and SAM KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Outsiders might hear the opening notes of a war in the deluge of threats and provocations from North Korea, but to South Koreans it is a familiar drumbeat. Separated from the North by a heavily fortified border for decades, they

North Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic

North Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic
By The Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam (AP) - C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and war games are played off the Pacific island's shores. There soon will be another military element

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China - a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China - a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China - a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's

Hillary Clinton headlines NY women's conference

Hillary Clinton headlines NY women's conference
By JOCELYN NOVECK and KEN THOMASAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a rousing speech Friday about improving the future of women across the globe, gave no hint of plans for her own future. But that didn't mean everyone in the audience wasn't thinking about it. "Of

NKorea's Twitter account hacked amid tension

NKorea's Twitter account hacked amid tension
By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North's Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that

10 Things to Know for Today

10 Things to Know for Today
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. NORTH KOREA THREATENS NUKE ATTACK ON U.S. North Korea moved a missile to its east coast after warning it could use "diversified" nuclear weapons. The U.S. deployed an