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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Americans had a range of options they could take if North Korea went ahead with a widely anticipated longrangemissile test.
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Clinton didn't elaborate what the options were.
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North Korea insistedit's preparing to launch a satellite not a missile and said any attempt to shoot it downwould result in war.
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Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.Washington has been warning North Korea against launching a longrange missilefor several weeks and Hillary Clinton has now issued a stern warning
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telling Pyongyang that discussions were underway with allies to determine what the response wouldbe if the test went ahead.
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But she seemed to indicate that the six-party talks on denuclearization would not be affected,saying the two issues were separate.
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Clinton saidWashington would like the missile issue to become part of the talks, adding she hopedthose would resume as soon as possible.
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