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08 February North Korea Special Weapons News

  • NORTH KOREA / INDONESIA DIPLOMACY VOA 08 Feb 2003 -- An Indonesian diplomatic delegation begins a four-day visit to Pyongyang today (Saturday) -- in the latest international attempt to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis. The mission comes just days before the International Atomic Energy Agency meets (2/12) to decide whether to refer North Korea's nuclear violations to the U-N Security Council for possible action.
  • DPRK Government statement distributed at UNSC KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- The Jan. 10 DPRK Government statement on declaring its withdrawal from the NPT, a letter the DPRK Foreign Minister sent to the president of the UN Security Council in this regard and the Jan. 21 detailed report of the KCNA were distributed at the UNSC as its official document s/2003/91 on Jan. 31.
  • U.S. schemes to deploy more forces in Pacific KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld reportedly signed an order to get more military planes ready to be deployed in the Pacific. In this regard CNN said 24 B-52 and B-1 bombers were ordered to be deployed on Guam island and other planes for gathering information, reconnaissance and surveillance would be ready to be dispatched to other pacific areas.
  • U.S. hostile policy toward DPRK lambasted KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- A rally was held in Moscow on Jan. 24 to denounce the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and support the Korean people in their just struggle. The first vice-chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, the leader of the socio-political movement "Russia's Breakthrough" and other speakers accused the Bush administration of working hard to stifle the DPRK under the pretext of the non-existent nuclear issue.
  • KPA servicemen vow to step up combat preparations KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- The servicepersons of the three services of the Korean People's Army are renewing their firm resolution to become one-beats-a-hundred fighters under the slogan "Let the entire army step up the preparations for a life-and-death battle against the U.S. imperialists" they are fully determined to wipe out the arrogant U.S. aggressors and achieve great victory once an order comes from supreme commander Kim Jong Il. This confidence was manifested by rallies of servicemen in different units of the KPA.
  • KCNA urges U.S. to respond to direct talks with DPRK KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. was reported to have persistently peddled its assertion that the issue of the DPRK should be discussed at "multilateral talks" involving five permanent members of the UN Security Council. The DPRK is strongly opposed to this assertion as it is aimed at evading the U.S. responsibility for the nuclear issue and using it as a leverage for international pressure on the DPRK.
  • Kimjongilia blooms in Korea KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- Kimjongilia has come into full bloom in all parts of the country with the 7th Kimjongilia Show to be opened in Pyongyang on February 12. The Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, the Ministry of People's Security, the State Planning Commission and other institutions are now ready to present flowers to the show.
  • U.S. premeditated military moves for aggression lambasted KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is thinking about sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off the Korean Peninsula in the wake of the deployment of carrier Kitty Hawk. The U.S. Secretary of Defense ordered 24 B-52 and B-1 bombers to get ready to move to Guam island to "support" the U.S. troops stationed in South Korea in order to cope with "emergency on the Korean Peninsula."
  • U.S. hit for bolstering its armed forces around Korean Peninsula KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland issued a statement on Feb. 6 denouncing the United States for its moves to massively beef up its armed forces around the Korean Peninsula. Recently the U.S. Defense Department decided to move more than 2,000 airforce personnel and 24 "B-52" and "B-1" bombers to Guam island under the pretext of "support" to the U.S. Forces in South Korea.
  • Bush's anti-DPRK vituperation under fire KCNA 08 Feb 2003 -- Bush came under fire by a signed commentary of Rodong Sinmun today for speaking ill of the political system in the DPRK and groundlessly accusing it of developing nuclear weapons and deceiving the world in his recent "state of union address" dealing with the U.S. national policy.




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