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By Jim Miklaszewski, Courtney Kube and Andrew Rafferty, NBC News
North Korea has downgraded two Musudan missiles from launch-ready status and removed them from their launch site on the country’s east coast, a senior U.S. official confirmed to NBC News.
Officials would not say where the missiles were moved, but earlier Monday Pentagon press secretary George Little said North Korea’s rhetoric has been toned down in recent weeks, calling it a “provocation pause.”
The Musudan missiles have a range of 1,900 to 2,200 miles, threatening not only South Korea but also Japan and American military bases on Guam. Testing the medium-range missile would have increased the already high tensions between Washington and Pyongyang.
Last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a missile test would be a “huge mistake” and a “provocative and unwanted act.”
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