SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 30, SPA -- North Korea fired five short-range missiles during military training last week, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday, as the top U.S. general in the South warned that Pyongyang could conduct a second nuclear test. The North fired the ground-to-air and air-to-air missiles, with ranges from 10 kilometers (6 miles) to 50 kilometers (30 miles), as part of an annual training session, the Chosun Ilbo reported citing an unidentified government official. The North fired a series of longer-range missiles in July, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that many believe could potentially hit the United States. The report comes amid speculation that North Korea may be preparing to conduct a second nuclear test following its first-ever on Oct. 9. U.S. Army Gen. B.B. Bell said at a news conference Monday that a second test is possible, though he didn't cite any specific intelligence that another test was imminent. «I can only surmise that since they tested one, we would see at some time in the future yet another test of anuclear device,» Bell said, adding that missiles and otherweapons also could be tested. «I think we can expectfuture tests as part of their program to develop thesekinds of very provocative weapons.» South Korean media reported Saturday that authorities had detected the movement of trucks and soldiers at a suspected test site in northeastern North Korea. Bell was firm that the U.S. and South Korean allied forces could deter aggression from the North and defeat any possible attack. Still, he called for a diplomatic solution to the standoff. «I wish that North Korea would not only stop testingthese devices, but stop making them and come back to the bargaining table,» he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Bell also affirmed that the South remains under protection of the U.S. «nuclear umbrella» in accord with their security alliance.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/399037