NEW : In the statement published by state-run media Tuesday , the North 's Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee reiterated accusations that Washington and Seoul are seeking to provoke a war with Pyongyang . ` American and North Korean officials met in New York last month , a poll says . Recent intelligence shows North Korea likely has completed launch tests . The U.S. believes test could occur without standard warning to aviation , shipping . 80 % of Americans see North Korea as an ` ` immediate threat , '' a new poll shows .
NEW : American and North Korean officials met in New York last month , a poll says . Recent intelligence shows North Korea likely has completed launch tests . The U.S. believes test could occur without standard warning to aviation , shipping . 80 % of Americans see North Korea as an ` ` immediate threat , '' a new poll shows .