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Article: South Korea says NKorea may fire more missiles
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- July 3, 2009
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South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles, saying Friday they were part of routine military exercises, but it warned more launches are likely in coming days.
But whether the communist country will fire a long-range missile aimed at the United States remained unclear, though U.S. Defense officials said such a launch did not appear imminent.
The North fired four short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, just ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday that falls this weekend. The U.S. and Japan called the North's move "provocative."
But Defense Ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said South Korea did not attach much significance to ...