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05 February North Korea Special Weapons News

  • PENTAGON/NORTH KOREA VOA 05 Feb 2003 -- U-S Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is calling the situation in North Korea "dangerous" but he says American forces are capable of dealing with the challenge even while focused on Iraq
  • NORTH KOREA - BUILDING BOMBS? VOA 05 Feb 2003 -- North Korea says it has restarted its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, adding to the controversy over the country's nuclear ambitions. For now, North Korea says, the plant will be used to make electricity. Pyongyang's announcement comes less than a week after U-S news reports said North Korea may be removing spent fuel rods from Yongbyon as a first step toward resuming its nuclear weapons program.
  • NORTH KOREA - BUILDING BOMBS? VOA 05 Feb 2003 -- Reports that North Korea may be removing spent fuel rods from storage at its mothballed nuclear plant have sparked worries the reclusive nation may proceed with building nuclear weapons. Is this part of brinksmanship diplomacy to try to get the United States to the negotiating table, or is North Korea intent on becoming a nuclear power?
  • NORTH KOREA/BORDER VOA 05 Feb 2003 -- More than 100 South Koreans traveled by road to North Korea Wednesday, marking the opening of a new overland route across the world's most heavily fortified border. The trip comes amid growing worries over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
  • U.S. Korea policy termed policy of evil KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article terms the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK a policy of evil against the Korean nation, its reunification and peace, a policy which arouses the resentment of the Koreans and the world progressives.
  • U.S. Korea policy termed policy of evil KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. loudmouthed "dialogue" is a camouflaged peace hoax to cover up its nuclear blackmail against the DPRK and its moves to stifle it with the veil of "peace", hoodwink the world public and buy time to seize the DPRK by dangerous military means.
  • Bush's "state of union address" denounced in S. Korea KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- The Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration reportedly released a statement on Jan. 30 denouncing U.S. President Bush's "state of union address" made at congress. Recalling that Bush revealed his arrogant and violent nature this year too, the statement accused the Bush administration of being a lawless regime and a main axis of evil as it breaches international law and disturbs the world peace.
  • Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from S. Korea demanded KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- The Latin American and Caribbean Regional Committee to Support the Reunification of Korea in a statement on Jan. 22 dismissed the efforts of the Bush group of warmongers to contain the DPRK by force as a daydream.
  • Display of strong national self-esteem called for KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- Korean people are a revolutionary and independent people strong in the nation-first spirit, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
  • Japanese Prime Minister's behaviour flailed KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi joined the right-wing reactionary conservatives of Japan in their despicable campaign accusing the DPRK of being a "criminal state" and Chongryon (General Association of Korean Residents in Japan) of being a "criminal organization." Minju Joson today in a bylined article dismisses this as a base act to fan up confrontation.
  • Paper calls for building up ranks of comrades faithful to army-based policy KCNA 05 Feb 2003 -- rally close around General Secretary Kim Jong Il as revolutionary comrades faithful to his army-based policy, this is the steadfast will the people's army and people of Korea hardened, looking back upon the sacred long journey of revolution along which they have followed their leader, says Rodong Sinmun today in an editorial.




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