Robert Gates, US defence secretary, said on Friday that North Korea had not taken any extraordinary military steps, despite the Stalinist regime's belligerent rhetoric in the wake of its recent nuclear test.
“I am not aware of any military moves in the North that are out of the ordinary,” Mr Gates said.
He was speaking to reporters en route to Singapore where he was expected to discuss the situation in North Korea with Asian defence ministers. His visit came amid reports that North Korea had fired another short-range missile, the sixth since it conducted a nuclear test on Monday.
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