41.   If India, fed up with terror attacks, moved against Pakistan, Pakistan might view a nuclear missile launch as its only option.

42.   In a nuclear missile launch against the United States, personnel at NORAD would be in direct contact with the president.

43.   In currency dealings, the greenback moved higher against the yen after North Korea said Sunday it would ignore U.S. appeals and warnings to scrap an expected missile launch.

44.   In currency dealings, the dollar moved higher against the yen after North Korea said Sunday it would ignore U.S. appeals and warnings to scrap an expected missile launch.

45.   In currency dealings, the greenback gained ground against the yen after North Korea said Sunday it would ignore U.S. appeals and warnings to scrap an expected missile launch.

46.   In preliminary meetings in Beijing last year, Japan promised to resume food aid cut off after the missile launch.

47.   In Tokyo and Seoul, Cohen urged North Korea to postpone its missile launch and benefit from economic and political opportunities.

48.   In the subsequent nine months, it staged menacing military exercises and conducted missile launches near the island.

49.   Ivanov said he asked for more, including technical details on the missile launches.

50.   Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said the last time the three foreign ministers had met was before the North Korean missile launch, which has caused jitters throughout Asia.