Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

North Korean representatives to Panmunjom had nothing but fighting words in an apparent verbal defense of their vessels that forced their way across the Northern Limit Line, causing an exponential rise in tensions on the Koran peninsula. The northern brass admitted no guilt in the incident, and demanded an "apology" from South Korea for what they deemed an "intrusion into North Korean territorial waters" in addition to bearing "all responsibilities" for all consequences arising from the hostilities.

In an interview with the Korea Central News Agency, the North Korean foreign minister claimed that the Kumchang-ri site was confirmed by the visiting American representatives to be nothing more than an "empty cave," but added that North Korean decisions on its utility were contingent upon future American attitudes toward the country.

In a propaganda offensive to instigate the public against the ROK's government of the people, the North Korean propaganda organ, the People's Democratic Front, issued a statement calling on the South Korean masses to "bring an end to the government of the people with fierce and active struggle on the twelfth anniversary of the June Uprising."

The Korea Central News Agency added to North Korea's verbal assault on the Sunshine Policy, calling it "South Korea's plagiarized version of the US Implementation of Peace Principle, and fodder for confrontation and war on the Koran peninsula."