Foreign Confidential ™

Jonathan Tirone reports:

North Korea’s government vowed to wage war against Japan if Japanese defense forces try to shoot down a missile that the communist nation says will carry a communications satellite.

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The escalation in North Korean rhetoric comes in the wake of reports that the nuclear-armed Stalinist/Kimist state has developed nuclear warheads for its missiles, as first reported by China Confidential. Scroll down for the stories.

China Confidential analysts believe North Korea is capable of attacking Japan and South Korea--and U.S. forces in the South. The threat from the North--which is cooperating closely with Iran--is much more serious than the Obama administration is admitting.

UPDATE: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today defended Japan's right to defend itself against the North Korean rocket, calling the pending launch "provocative." Read about it here.