US warns N Korea against 'provocative' acts

April 06, 2013 02:05

The Pentagon warned Pyongyang today that "further provocative action would be regrettable" after reports that North Korea had deployed two mid-range missiles near its eastern coast.

"Missile tests outside their international obligations would be a provocative act. They need to follow international norms and abide by their commitments," Pentagon spokesman George Little told reporters.

Several UN Security Council resolutions require North Korea to abstain from all nuclear and ballistic missile activities.

Little declined to comment on a report by South Korea's Yonhap news agency saying that two intermediate Musudan missiles had been transported by train earlier in the week and loaded on vehicles equipped with launch pads.

The Musudan has never been tested, but is believed to have a range of around 3,000 kilometres, which could theoretically be pushed to 4,000 if they were to be given a light payload.

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