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03 February North Korea Special Weapons News

  • Kim Jong Il visits KPA unit KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Saturday visited KPA unit 2744 honored with the title of O Jung Hup's 7th regiment and congratulated its servicepersons on the Lunar New Year's Day.
  • Increase of self-reliant defence capability called for KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- It is necessary to increase self-reliant defence capability in every way if victory is to be won in the struggle against the evermore undisguised moves of the imperialists, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
  • CPRF spokesman refutes false rumor in S. Korea KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (CPRF) Sunday answered a question put by KCNA as regards a false rumor afloat in South Korea these days over the south side's special envoy's Pyongyang visit.
  • KCNA terms Bush's state of union address declaration of aggression KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- On January 29 U.S. President Bush, delivering a "state of union address" to Congress, openly expressed hostility toward the DPRK. In his official speech dealing with the year's national policy he described the system of the DPRK as a lawless regime, an oppressive regime and a regime deceiving the world.
  • Over 180 cases of U.S. aerial espionage against DPRK in January KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. imperialists committed over 180 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK by mobilizing strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes on different missions in January, according to a military source. Nearly 30 espionage flights were made by strategic reconnaissance planes, electronic reconnaissance planes, patrol planes and commanding planes.
  • KPA servicemen vow to firmly defend their country KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- A gathering of servicemen of the Korean People's Army in Mt. Taedok was held on the spot on January 31 to bring about collective innovations in rounding off their combat preparations under the slogan "a-match-for-a-hundred" put forth by President Kim Il Sung. When Kim Il Sung visited a post on Mt. Taedok in the forefront area on Feb. 6, Juche 52 (1963) he said that a famous general in a war had been called "a-match-for-a-hundred" from the olden times and instructed that this slogan should be upheld by the people's army.
  • Experimental overland excursion and tour of Mt. Kumgang to start KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- A spokesman for the Korean Asia-Pacific Peace Committee released a statement on January 31.
  • Homage paid to President Kim Il Sung KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- Servicepersons and people from all walks of life paid homage to President Kim Il Sung at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace today, the Lunar New Year's Day, Juche 92 (2003).
  • Anti-U.S. posters produced KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- Newly produced posters are seen in the streets and villages of the DPRK. These posters of high ideological and artistic value were created by artists of the Mansudae Art Studio and the Central Fine Art Studio shortly after the DPRK Government issued a statement on withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
  • U.S high-handed practice KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- The United States is not only the wrecker and violator of the world peace and security but a high-handed country. It has used to threaten the world with dollar and nuclear weapons.
  • More details of Japan's forcible drafting of Koreans disclosed KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- It was recently disclosed by the reinvestigation into the military documents of the Japanese imperialists that they forcibly drafted over 8.4 million young and middle-aged Koreans to meet the need for the military and labor forces to carry out their war to invade the continent. Before the disclosure the number of those was known to be over 6 million.
  • Kim Jong Il inspects KPA unitMore details of Japan's forcible drafting of Koreans disclosed KCNA 03 Feb 2003 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il Friday inspected KPA unit 243. He was accompanied by KPA generals Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae and Pak Jae Gyong.
  • PENTAGON/KOREA VOA 03 Feb 2003 -- The Pentagon is considering new moves to bolster U-S defenses in the Pacific, as a warning to North Korea not to escalate tensions at a time when American forces are mobilizing for a possible war with Iraq
  • P'yang Proposes Trial Overland Tour of Mt. Geumgang This Month Korea-net 03 Feb 2003 -- North Korea's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee has proposed a trial overland tour of Mt. Geumgang by South Koreans take place Feb. 4-14, the North Korean Central News Agency reported over the weekend.
  • IAEA to meet next week on DPR of Korea United Nations 03 Feb 2003 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that its Board of Governors will meet next week to discuss the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
  • Annan to seek additional donor support to ensure continuation of aid for DPR of Korea United Nations 03 Feb 2003 -- Following a report from his Personal Envoy, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to seek additional donor support to ensure the continuation of humanitarian aid for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the next few months.




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