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Gates says North Korea could start Asian arms race

SINGAPORE
Fri May 29, 2009 10:04pm EDT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday that the North Korean nuclear threat could start an arms race in Asia.

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"If they continue on a path they are on, I think the consequences for stability in the region are significant and I think it poses the potential, the potential for some kind of an arms race in this region."

(Reporting by Singapore Newsroom)
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