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WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee says North Korea's ballistic missile poised for launch is unlikely part of a hostile act.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., made the remarks after a closed-door briefing Tuesday from officials of the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Defense secretary's office.
Monday, The New York Times reported various officials believed North Korea had completed fueling the missile on its east coast, but Warner told the newspaper after the briefing that was uncertain.
He said satellite surveillance images showed "certain infrastructure" remained around the missile that would have to be removed in advance of a launching.
"They could be launching a satellite, a weather satellite or any type of satellite that might be launched by this system," Warner told the Times, saying a hostile strike was a "remote possibility."
Officials told the newspaper they are aware of diplomatic pressure from China and South Korea for Pyongyang to avoid launching the missile, but that little information on the talks was being shared with Washington.
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