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Fri Apr 14, 2017, 10:42 AM Apr 2017

Japan PM issues sarin warning over North Korea [View all]

Source: The Telegraph

Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, warned on Thursday that North Korea may already have the capability to launch missiles equipped with sarin nerve agent toward Japan.

Mr Abe was speaking amid rising concern that Pyongyang was poised to throw down the gauntlet to Donald Trump with a nuclear test.

International tensions have been mounting after analysts said the rogue regime was preparing a nuclear test site ahead of a key anniversary on Saturday – occasions when North Korea has been known to test its military hardware.

Meanwhile, a US navy strike group continued to steam to North Korean waters, a show of force by Donald Trump after he vowed that Washington would act alone to confront the reclusive state over its military buildup.

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Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/14/japan-pm-issues-sarin-warning-north-korea/

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