Battlefield

YEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile Friday and warned it would act in "self-defense" if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions against the communist regime for conducting a nuclear test.



May 29: South Korean Navy sailors on speed boats aim their machine guns at Yeonpyong Island, west of mainland South Korea. ...

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from May 25, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a grave threat to the peace and security of the world, and I strongly condemn their reckless action.

Now, the United States and the international community must take action in response.

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