White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday the barrage of rhetoric fitted a "regrettable but familiar" pattern of  http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/DPRK.html - DPRK  behavior.

"We're taking all the necessary precautions," Carney said, citing "prudent measures" to respond to the possible missile threat.

DPRK deploys mobile missile launchers

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The senior official told Yonhap that the mobile launchers had since been hidden in special underground facilities.

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Most experts think Pyongyang is not yet capable of mounting a nuclear device on a ballistic missile that could strike the US.

However, the DPRK has said it cannot assure the safety of embassies in Pyongyang after April 10, and has urged Britain, Russia and other nations to evacuate diplomatic staff. 

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