North Korea Watch: Bush WARNS North Korea Not To Test Missile

US President George W. Bush(R) and First Lady Laura Bush(L) welcome the Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi during an official White House Arrival Ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush and Koizumi underlined their common vision on challenges like Iraq and North Korea to open their final White House summit.

AP: Bush Warns N. Korea Not to Test Missile

President Bush on Thursday warned North Korea not to test-fire a long- range missile, saying Pyongyang must tell the world its intentions for any launch.

“Launching the missile is unacceptable,” Bush said in an East Room news conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Bush said that he and the Japanese leader discussed concerns about what is loaded onto the missile and where North Korea intends to aim it. He asked for “a full briefing” from the North Koreas about their intentions.
“There have been no briefings as to what’s on top of the missile. He hasn’t told anybody where the missile’s going,” the president said in a reference to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. “He has an obligation, it seems like to me and to the prime minister, that there be a full briefing to those of us who are concerned about this issue as to what his intentions are.”

The world has been treading water for days while Kim Jong-Il decides what do do with his seemingly fueled

Taepodong-2.

How long can this missile remain fueled on its launch pad? A few more weeks?

Answer: Depends whether the missile has been completely fueled.

Kim Jong-Il has been given the ultimatum to stand down.

Will the United States preemptively attack the missile should a launch be imminent? Or await and attempt an interception?

Picture released on June 16 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. North Korea has offered the United States talks on its missile launch plans, indicating it might put off a flight test that has raised tension and drawn sharp international warnings.

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