Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

INSIDE NORTH KOREA

North Korean defense chairman Kim Jong-il, accompanied by peoples army officers, paid inspection visits, on April 15, to 2629th unit, 580th unit, 3427th unit and 757th unit to provide on-the-field guidance. Defense chairman Kim Jong-il made inspection visits, on April 17, to 998th unit, and on April 19, to Yangi business unit to provide on the-field guidance. Chairman Kim Jong-il watched on April 22 performance by a Russian concert group.

Central broadcasting wrote in its opinion titled scientific era that Kim Jong -il pointed out the 21st century will become an age of information industry whereas 20th century was the one of mechanical industry, claiming that we must value much of science to occupy the fortress of information industry and become a strong and prosperous state.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

	Pyongyang broadcasting emphasized on April 17 should America sincerely desire curtailment of military forces and peace on the Korean peninsular, it should take action to withdraw U.S. armed forces in South Korea before discussing on the issue of our missile and reduction of conventional military power.
	Pyongyang broadcasting criticized on April 17 the utterance by Japanese liberal democratic party political affairs investigation committee chairman to the effect that the self-defense action by self-defense forces must be allowed is the plain demonstration of their hidden will to go ahead with overseas invasion in collusion with American imperialist.

INTER KOREAN NEWS

Rodong Shinmun commentary dated April 18 criticized, in connection with RSOI, our consistent will is to respond to dialogue with dialogue and war with war, claiming American imperialist and South Korean military authorities must give up playing with war-fire.