North Korean soldiers walk away after a routine meeting with their
counterparts in the truce village of Panmunjom March 12, 2003. North
Korea said U.S. reluctance to engage in face-to-face talks about its
nuclear ambitions may make a clash inevitable on the world's last Cold
War flashpoint. The North test-fired a missile Monday that rattled
nerves in South Korea. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

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