Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Rice promises U.S. defense of Japan (AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left shakes hands with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki prior to their talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday Oct. 18 2006. Rice urged the swift and effective implementation of sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday arguing that the United States had no desire to escalate the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear test. (AP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno Pool)AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the United States is ready to use the "full range" of its military might to defend Japan in light of North Korea's nuclear weapons test and her Japanese counterpart drew a firm line against developing a Japanese bomb.


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