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To: Les H who wrote (77)	8/30/1998 9:59:00 AM
From: K A Anderson	Respond to of 765

Oh this is choice, So Iran is in a tizzy because they had some of their diplomats have been taken hostage... what a switch from the way it was justified, when they took the "Demonic" American diplomats hostage in 1979. They changed the rules by that action, now that it has come back to haunt them 19 years later and they are ready to flex their military "might". Hope both sides are ordered to fight to the last man... and they both accomplish the achievement of successfully following that order. KAA

To: Les H who wrote (77)	8/31/1998 9:49:00 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 765

NKorea Fires Missile Toward Japan By Todd Zaun Associated Press Writer Monday, August 31, 1998; 2:20 a.m. EDT TOKYO (AP) -- North Korean forces fired a ballistic missile toward Japan on Monday, and it landed in the Sea of Japan, the Japanese Defense Agency said. Quoting unidentified U.S. military officials, the agency said the missile was fired around noon (midnight EDT Sunday) and landed halfway between North Korea and northwestern Japan -- about 300 miles across the Sea of Japan. In Washington, Defense Department spokesman Jim Kout said: ''We can confirm that it did happen. The Defense Department feels it is a serious development and will be evaluating the situation.'' No other details were immediately available. Japan's Foreign Ministry, the U.S. military in Japan, the South Korean government and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo declined to comment. Japan's Kyodo News, meanwhile, quoted unidentified Defense Agency officials as saying they believe the missile was aimed at the open seas between Russia and Japan. If confirmed, it would be North Korea's first test firing of its Rodong ballistic missile in five years. In 1993, Pyongyang conducted a test firing of a Rodong missile toward the Sea of Japan, which divides the peninsula from Japan. The missile has a range of about 620 miles. In 1996, the United States began talks with North Korea aimed at persuading the secretive Communist country to freeze its missile program and to join an international agreement designed to restrict missile proliferation. The talks stalled. Japan is currently boosting its budget for joint development of a missile defense system with the United States, and has reportedly earmarked $3.6 million for the project next year. The United States has 37,000 troops stationed in South Korea, many of them based near its border with North Korea.