N Korea appears preparing new Taepodong launch-NBC

WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) North Korea appears to be making preparations to launch another long-range Taepodong-2 missile but the missile is not yet on the launch pad, NBC News reported, citing unnamed US officials.

NBC said the missile was nonetheless in its final assembly stage.

North Korea launched at least six missiles early yesterday and a seventh some 12 hours later, officials in Japan and South Korea said.

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