21.   Concern has been growing that North Korea is preparing to fire a test missile similar to the one it tested last August that flew over Japan into the Pacific.

22.   Divers, using work pioneered at SeaLab, ventured into the depths and retrieved Soviet test missiles.

23.   Experts say China tests missiles every year at this time, but normally notification is given quietly through diplomatic channels.

24.   In response, Beijing held military drills and launched test missiles in the waters near Taiwan over the past eight months.

25.   In recent months China has adopted an increasingly belligerent stance toward Taiwan, staging military exercises and test launching missiles near the island to undermine support for independence there.

26.   In response, China launched test missiles and held war games around Taiwan.

27.   It staged military maneuvers and launched test missiles to discourage independence sentiment during a Taiwan presidential election last March.

28.   On Wednesday, a U.S. Defense Department official warned Pyongyang appears to be preparing to launch a test missile.

29.   The test missile launches that China recently staged near Taiwan were needed to help the country defend itself from a nuclear attack, a top military official says.

30.   Then Gingrich was accusing Chinese leaders of acts of terrorism for staging menacing war games and lobbing test missiles near Taiwan.