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N.Korea fires surface-to-ship missile TOKYO, Monday (Reuters) North Korea fired a surface-to-ship missile
towards the Sea of Japan on Monday, Japanese officials said, in an
apparent move to step up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear
stand-off.But the officials added that the launch, which had been
expected, posed no direct threat to Japan.The missile -- which officials
said was not ballistic -- was launched toward the Sea of Japan at around
midday Japanese time (0300 GMT).
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