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North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong speaks at a press conference held at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. Ji offered a somewhat less caustic line at a rare news conference on Wednesday. Ji told international media the north wanted to reduce tensions to allow steps toward reconciliation and eventual unification between North and South. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong attends a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. Ji offered a somewhat less caustic line at a rare news conference on Wednesday. Ji told international media the north wanted to reduce tensions to allow steps toward reconciliation and eventual unification between North and South. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Under the portraits of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong stands up to leave after a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. Ji offered a somewhat less caustic line at a rare news conference on Wednesday. Ji told international media the north wanted to reduce tensions to allow steps toward reconciliation and eventual unification between North and South. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong attends a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. Ji offered a somewhat less caustic line at a rare news conference on Wednesday. Ji told international media the north wanted to reduce tensions to allow steps toward reconciliation and eventual unification between North and South. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong, center, and two translators take their seats before a press conference at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. Ji offered a somewhat less caustic line at a rare news conference on Wednesday. Ji told international media the north wanted to reduce tensions to allow steps toward reconciliation and eventual unification between North and South. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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FILE - In this June 25, 2013 file photo, North Koreans chant slogans on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea as they hold an anti-U.S. demonstration during the 63rd anniversary of the outbreak of the three-year Korean War, from 1950 to 1953. The poster reads "Meet Force with Force," top, "National Missile Defense System. A Strong Stand," center, and "Meet Hardliners with Harder Attitudes," bottom. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)

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FILE - In this March 26, 2013 file photo, a North Korean man walks past propaganda posters in Pyongyang, North Korea, that threaten punishment to the "U.S. imperialists and their allies." North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)

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FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers cross Nam Han river during a joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Yeoncheon near the border with North Korea, in South Korea. North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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FILE - In this March 26, 2013 file photo, a North Korean man walks past propaganda posters in Pyongyang, North Korea, that threaten punishment to the "U.S. imperialists and their allies." North Korea’s propaganda machine is churning out near-daily diatribes against the United States and South Korea for a series of soon-to-start military maneuvers, warning nuclear war could be imminent and saying it will take dramatic action of its own if further provoked. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)