N. Korea prepared to go to war, warns U.N. envoy

BEIJING, China - Maurice Strong, special envoy of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, speaks to journalists at Beijing airport Jan. 18 following four days of talks in North Korea. He warned that N. Korea is prepared to go to war with the United States if it cannot achieve a peaceful solution to diplomatic standoff over its nuclear ambitions.

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