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North Korea: A pariah state, its secret nuclear programme
It is a tale of fathers and sons: of a reclusive dynasty in an impoverished country in Asia, where the son, like the father, has lavished its few assets on building a terrifying array of weaponry; and of an American presidential dynasty, in which the father began a war in Iraq the son now wants to finish.
US forces are 'ready for a land war against Iraq as early as December'
The United States already has a force of 60,000 within striking range of Iraq, and would be in a position to launch a land war as early as December, a military think-tank reported yesterday.
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