DPRK takes a break to celebrate birthday of founder Kim Il-sung
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Oblivious">Oblivious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="spilled">spilled</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 101<span word="st">st</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Il">Il</span>-<span word="sung">sung</span>.</p><p><span word="Girls">Girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="festooned">festooned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="celebratory">celebratory</span> <span word="banners">banners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flags">flags</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="inline">inline</span> <span word="skates">skates</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="skating">skating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slurp">slurp</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="bowls">bowls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shaved">shaved</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p><span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Kwan">Kwan</span>-<span word="jin">jin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="war">war</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Il">Il</span>-<span word="sung">sung</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p><span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="intermediate">intermediate</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="Musudan">Musudan</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Scud">Scud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nodong">Nodong</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="launchers">launchers</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Musudan">Musudan</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 3,500 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guam">Guam</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Scud">Scud</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="between">between</span> 300 <span word="and">and</span> 500 <span word="km">km</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Nodong">Nodong</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="at">at</span> 1,300 <span word="to">to</span> 1,500 <span word="km">km</span>.</p><p><span word="Elsewhere">Elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coordinate">coordinate</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p>
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