North Korea says a US spy plane has violated its air space in preparation for a possible attack. The reconnaisance flights reportedly took place over the Sea of Japan during the past three days.
The announcement follows North Korea's missile launch on Monday. The United States and Japan seem unconcerned about the incident. US Secretary of State Colin Powell has dismissed the missile test as "fairly innocuous".
Japan says the launch involved a short range anti-ship missile, which crashed into the Sea of Japan. This type of missile is not covered by the Japanese-North Korean treaty, which bans the testing of ballistic missiles.
Radio Netherlands 02/25/03
