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Rice asks Asian allies and Russia to help isolate North Korea

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched an uncertain diplomatic drive Tuesday to persuade Asian allies and Russia to intensify North Korea's isolation, even as the White House acknowledged that the reclusive nation might try a second nuclear test.
Rice left for Japan, the first stop on a four-nation trip, amid clear signs of unease in China and South Korea about even the softened sanctions approved last weekend by the U.N. Security Council. The U.N. resolution was aimed at forcing North Korea to drop its nuclear weapons program.

The White House said Tuesday that it wouldn't be surprising if North Korea were to try another nuclear test "to be provocative."

"It would not be a good thing for them, but it certainly would not be out of character," said White House press secretary Tony Snow. "We're not going to discuss any particular matters of intelligence, but if you take a look at the record, I think it is reasonable to expect that the government of North Korea will do what it can to test the will, the determination and the unity of the United Nations."