WASHINGTON (AP) - Military and intelligence officials from 16 countries concluded talks Wednesday that were designed to develop skills for blocking the transfer of missiles and weapons of mass destruction.
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The main goal is to prevent North Korea and others rogue states from spreading and acquiring weapons and technology. Russia and China, which are not among the 16 nations, have agreed to support the program, a senior U.S. official said.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Condoleezza Rice, who is President Bush's national security adviser, were among the U.S. officials who participated.
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White House officials said last year that the exercises were designed with North Korea in mind. White House press secretary Scott McClellan called North Korea ``probably the most serious proliferator of missile technologies.''
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