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Japan raps N. Korea's latest nuclear move

Tokyo is not pleased North Korea has finished reprocessing about 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Wednesday. "If that is a fact, I cannot help but say that is extremely... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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