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To: NickSE who wrote (342)	3/7/2003 12:20:33 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 504

N.Korea Declares Exclusion Zone, May Test Missile abcnews.go.com March 7 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has declared a maritime exclusion zone off its coast in the Sea of Japan in a step that could signal a pending new missile test, the Defense Department said on Friday. The department said it was aware of a three-day exclusion warning for March 8-11 declared by Pyongyang in virtually the same area where the North Koreans tested an anti-ship missile on Feb. 25. "We are certainly aware that they have filed a notice of exclusion. That is typically a precursor to a missile test. But we're not overly concerned," said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. The comments came amid rising tension in the region in a crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The State Department said after the Feb. 25 test in the Sea of Japan that it was a short-range anti-ship cruise missile and was apparently part of a periodic training exercise.

To: NickSE who wrote (342)	3/7/2003 6:52:41 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 504

UN reveals chilling file on germ war arsenal timesonline.co.uk A REPORT declassified yesterday by UN weapons inspectors gives a shocking account of the possible chemical and biological arsenal British and US forces could face in an invasion of Iraq. The 167-page paper, obtained by The Times, suggests that Iraq has huge remaining stockpiles of anthrax, may be developing new long-range missiles, and could still possess chemical and biological R-400 aerial bombs and Scud missiles, and even smallpox. Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, told his fellow Security Council foreign ministers that the document was a chilling read. Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, read passages from the paper out loud in the council chamber. [cont'd.....]