N Korea ends missile-test moratorium
AFP, Seoul
North Korea Thursday ended a self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range missiles and said "hostile" US policy was forcing it to develop its nuclear arsenal, prompting immediate condemnation from Japan. The moratorium was announced in September 1999 -- one year after it sparked global concern by test-launching a missile over Japan. North Korea said it was agreed when dialogue was under way with the former US administration of Bill Clinton. It said current US President George W. Bush had cut off talks when he took office in 2001, making the moratorium invalid.
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