1. Kim Jong-il

2. A mock North Korean Scud-B missile, left, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum

3. A mock North Korean Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean missiles are
displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum

4. One of the rockets North Korea has launched so far

5. Rural North Korea

6. a South Korean holds banner attached with pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and North's missiles during a rally held against North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea.

7. People in Seoul, South Korea, protested on Thursday against the North’s scheduled rocket launching.

8. A North Korean soldier on a recent patrol near North Korea’s border with China. The United States is relying on China to persuade the North to rejoin talks over the North’s nuclear program.

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National Public Radio
New York Times
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