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tinybear · May 25, 2005, 03:43 pm

N. Korea Won't Rule Out Pre-Emptive Attack

By PAUL ALEXANDER
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday refused to rule out a pre-emptive attack, even amid signs it may be willing to return to the nuclear bargaining table.

The North poured out anti-American rhetoric - a tactic it has used in the past before entering negotiations - by claiming that Washington's ``hostile policies'' led it to develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent and warning against any attack to dislodge its leadership.

``The United States should be aware that the choice of a pre-emptive attack is not only theirs,'' the North's official news agency quoted the state-run newspaper Minju Joson as saying. ``To stand against force with force is our unswerving method of response.''

Full story: http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...ea&floc=NW_1-T

How do you think USA should respond?

May 25, 2005, 03:43 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,269	North Korea Hints at Pre-Emptive Strike Against US N. Korea Won't Rule Out Pre-Emptive Attack By PAUL ALEXANDER SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday refused to rule out a pre-emptive attack, even amid signs it may be willing to return to the nuclear bargaining table. The North poured out anti-American rhetoric - a tactic it has used in the past before entering negotiations - by claiming that Washington's ``hostile policies'' led it to develop nuclear weapons as a deterrent and warning against any attack to dislodge its leadership. ``The United States should be aware that the choice of a pre-emptive attack is not only theirs,'' the North's official news agency quoted the state-run newspaper Minju Joson as saying. ``To stand against force with force is our unswerving method of response.'' Full story: http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...ea&floc=NW_1-T How do you think USA should respond? Last edited by tinybear; May 25, 2005 at 03:47 pm.