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US President George Bush implicitly ruled out any immediate military action against North Korea for its “provocative” nuclear test while indicating Washington will lead the world in sanctioning the renegade country. In a brief statement delivered from a White House podium hours after the test, Bush said he had conferred with leaders of China, Russia, Japan and South Korea and they had agreed that North Korea’s action was “unacceptable” and deserved a response from the UN Security Council. Full Story