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We know that we are negotiating with Russia using our missile defense as the bait for it's help in convincing Iran to end it's nuclear ambitions. Good luck with that one. What are our plans for another situation that is always on the front burner: North Korea.

Japan today threatened to shoot down a satellite that North Korea plans to launch early next month if it shows any signs of striking its territory.Tokyo's warning that it would deploy its multibillion-dollar missile defence system raised tensions in the region after North Korea said that it had identified a potential "danger area" near Japanese territory along the rocket's flight path.

A top U.S. diplomat said the Obama administration is willing to engage North Korea directly to restart stalled nuclear disarmament talks, while the communist state warned South Korea not to interfere.

The United States has deployed anti-missile defenses around Hawaii amid reports that North Korea may fire its most advanced ballistic missile toward the U.S. islands early next month, adding to already high tensions in the region.

North Korea appears to be preparing to test an advanced missile designed to reach the United States, a U.S. official said Monday, ratcheting up tensions after its second underground nuclear test.

South Korean troops have been placed on high alert for possible retaliation from the North following Tuesday's

North and South Korean naval forces exchanged fire on Tuesday in disputed waters, a South Korean defense official said

President Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate change under President George W. Bush, and all year he has promised that the United States.
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North Korea announced Tuesday it has produced more plutonium for its atomic weapons programme, putting further pressure on the United States to start direct talks.