Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
26 February North Korea Special Weapons News
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- U.S. commits aerial espionage on DPRK KCNA 26 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. imperialist warhawks illegally intruded RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane into the territorial air of the DPRK to spy on it on Feb. 24. The plane belonging to the U.S. Forces took off its overseas base at around 9:30 Monday morning. It illegally intruded into the air above the territorial waters of the DPRK between Musudan and Wonsan bay in the East Sea and spied on the DPRK for hours, supported by KC-135 refuelling tanker.
- WIT NOKOR VOA 26 Feb 2003 -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun took office Tuesday amid continuing controversy surrounding his nation's relations with North Korea. In his inaugural speech, Mr. Roh called the North Korean nuclear crisis a grave threat to world peace. He said North Korea could get international assistance if it withdrew from its nuclear ambitions.
- U-S-KOREA NUCLEAR VOA 26 Feb 2003 -- U-S officials say North Korea has apparently restarted a reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear complex. The State Department says the move, reported by U-S intelligence sources, is the latest in a series of "provocative actions" by North Korea that challenge the international community.
- Seminar for peace mechanism on Korean Peninsula held KCNA 26 Feb 2003 -- A seminar on a peace mechanism on the Korean Peninsula was held in Seoul on Feb. 19 under the sponsorship of the Citizens' Solidarity for Peace and Reunification, the Peace Committee of Reunification Solidarity, etc. in South Korea.
- Lecture on situation in Korea held in France KCNA 26 Feb 2003 -- A lecture on the situation on the Korean Peninsula was held at the senate of France on Feb. 14 under the co-sponsorship of the International Liaison Committee for Reunification and Peace in Korea and the France-Korea Friendship Association.
- DPRK-targeted war exercises condemned KCNA 26 Feb 2003 -- The U.S. and South Korean militaries announced that they would stage large-scale joint war exercises from early march. The exercises are not ordinary military drills but premeditated and provocative war games aimed to mount a preemptive attack on the DPRK in view of the scale of troops and arms to be involved in them and their contents and nature, says Minju Joson today in a commentary.
- DPRK unfazed by any threat of tougher economic blockade KCNA 26 Feb 2003 -- Although the U.S. bellicose forces are keen to impose tougher economic sanctions on the DPRK while persisting in their political and ideological offensives to isolate and stifle it, it remains unfazed by the threat. Rodong Sinmun Tuesday says this in a signed commentary.
- ROK, US, Japan Agree on Peaceful Settlement of Nuke Issue Korea-net 26 Feb 2003 -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to settle the North Korean nuclear issue in a peaceful manner through dialogue, on Tuesday (Feb. 25).
- Powell Cites Asian Support for U.S. Proposal on North Korea Washington File 26 Feb 2003 -- Australian, Japanese and South Korean officials support the U.S.
proposal that the issue of North Korea's quest for nuclear weapons
should be addressed in a multilateral setting, according to Secretary
of State Colin Powell.
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