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Recently, in response to a written inquiry by Voice of America (VOA) asking about the U.S. government's position on resolving the issue of the six South Korean citizens detained in North Korea, the U.S. State Department spokesperson's office said, “We continue to ask the DPRK [North Korean] government to release all political prisoners and to investigate the disappearance of Japanese abductees and of the six South Koreans detained in the DPRK.”

According to international intelligence reports, for the last fiveweeks, North Korea has been steadily moving towards a test launchof the Taepodong 2, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)with a range up to 6,000 kilometers - enough to reach Alaska.Satellite intelligence reveals that Pyongyang has loaded boosterrockets onto a launch pad in Musuduan-ri, in the North HamkyongProvince of northeastern North Korea, and moved fuel tanks inpreparation for fueling. This action is in violation of NorthKorea's international agreements and appears designed to goad theUnited States into direct...

At first glance, amid the pomp and circumstance of the summit extravaganza, the Pyongyang Declaration appears to break new ground in inter-Korean relations. But a closer look leaves one with a sense of déjà vu. Indeed, much of the Declaration has been covered in previous inter-Korean agreements.

North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile, which crossed over Japan on Oct. 4 for the first time in five years, is likely to compel Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to contemplate how to tackle military provocations by Pyongyang.

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