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North Korea claimed the tests were important for its nuclear program.

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A senior White House official said, “The door is open for talks and we are ready to be very flexible in finding an agreement that works for all sides. But if North Korea does decide to test a fully operational ICBM in some sort of effort to test our resolve, they won’t like our reaction and, we will respond.”