US Downplays N. Korean Short-Range Missile Launch

The United States is downplaying North Korea's launch of four short-range missiles off its east coast.   Pentagon spokesman U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren Thursday confirmed reports of North Korean missile tests, but said the U.S. military does not consider the launch a provocative action.   "We've seen these types of missile tests fairly regularly," he said. "It's a short-range Scud missile which they are allowed to test. Nevertheless,...

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