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KCNA refutes Japan's sophism about its spy satellites

KCNA

    Pyongyang, April 7 (KCNA) -- Director general of the Japan Defense Agency Ishiba at a press conference held at the end of a ministerial meeting on April 1 let loose the sheer sophism that spy satellites launched by Japan are not contrary to the spirit of the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration as they are for a peaceful purpose. This is nothing but a crafty attempt to conceal the goal of the spy satellites to contain the DPRK and other Asian countries by force and cover up Japan's wanton violation of the spirit of the declaration.
    It is universally known that Japan launched two spy satellites by use of large delivery rocket H-2A at the end of march, defying the DPRK's warning, in order to meet Tokyo's purpose of military espionage.
    Japan seeks to realize its ambition to emerge a military power even in the space in a bid to establish its supremacy not only over the Korean Peninsula but over the rest of Asia. That is why the Korean and other Asian people are strongly protesting and denouncing Japan's launch of spy satellites. It is needless to say that Japan's spy satellites are targeted against the DPRK as evidenced by Japan's open talk that the satellite launch was to cope with the missile threat from North Korea.
    Nevertheless, Ishiba asserted that it was for a peaceful purpose. This is intolerable as it is a foolish attempt to mislead the unbiased public opinion opposed to the launch of spy satellites.
    What should not be overlooked is that he was so brazen-faced as to claim that the satellite launch was not contrary to the basic spirit of the Pyongyang declaration.
    By launching the spy satellites targeted against the DPRK Japan seriously violated the spirit of the declaration that calls on both sides to refrain from threatening each other and sparked a new arms race in Northeast Asia.
    The Japanese reactionaries are now watching for a chance to stage a comeback to Korea by taking advantage of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and intensifying espionage on different sectors to this end.
    The dangerous military moves of the Japanese bellicose forces keen to revive militarism and launch reinvasion are escalating the military tensions on the Korean peninsula and compelling the DPRK to further beef up its self-defensive capability.
    If the DPRK is exposed to a grave threat owing to the reckless moves of the Japanese reactionaries, the people and the army of the DPRK will deal merciless blows at the aggressors by mobilizing the tremendous defence capability to the maximum