A U.S. soldier sits on an armored vehicle during a military exercise near the demilitarized zone in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul March 8, 2003. South Korea (news - web sites) and the United States said North Korea (news - web sites) appeared set to test a missile within days, stepping up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear standoff while Washington is preoccupied with Iraq
U.S. soldiers check their equipment during a military exercise near the demilitarized zone in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul March 8, 2003. South Korea (news - web sites) and the United States said North Korea (news - web sites) appeared set to test a missile within days, stepping up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear standoff while Washington is preoccupied with Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
U.S. soldiers drive an armored vehicle during a military exercise near the demilitarized zone in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul March 8, 2003. South Korea (news - web sites) and the United States said North Korea (news - web sites) appeared set to test a missile within days, stepping up pressure for U.S. concessions in a nuclear standoff while Washington is preoccupied with Iraq
A pair of U.S. Navy (news - web sites) F/A-18 Hornets patrol somewhere over the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the early morning on March 1, 2003. The United States, Britain and Spain on Friday delivered a March 17 ultimatum to Iraq (news - web sites) to cooperate fully with disarmament demands or face war, but three major nations with U.N. veto power remained opposed to military action. (Mark Bucher, USAF/Reuters)
Members of the 1-st Czech/Slovak NBC defense battalion show the press NBC protection gear in a military camp in the suburbs of Kuwait city on March 8, 2003. The United States, Britain and Spain on Friday proposed a March 17 ultimatum for Iraq (news - web sites) to obey disarmament demands or face war, but their U.N. draft resolution faces a possible triple veto. REUTERS/Oleg Popov
A U.S. Airforce C-5 Galaxy takes off from the joint U.S.-Spanish airbase of Moron, March 8, 2003. U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) on Saturday stepped up pressure on reluctant U.N. Security Council members to set a March 17 deadline for Iraq (news - web sites) to disarm or face military action.