Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
02 May North Korea Special Weapons News
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- ASEAN Supports Dialogue on NK Nukes Korea-net 02 May 2003 -- The Senior Officials' Meeting of the ASEAN plus Three, including South Korea, China and Japan, expressed hope that the momentum of dialogue following the recent three-way talks will be maintained, assessing last week's Beijing meeting as a starting point toward the resolution of the brewing North Korean nuclear brawl, a Foreign Affairs-Trade Ministry official said on Thursday (May 1).
- Japan urged to act with discretion KCNA 02 May 2003 -- Japan began in-flight refueling exercise involving U.S. KC-135 tanker and F-15 fighter jets of Japan's air "Self-Defence Force" in the sky above Shikoku in west Kyushu on April 21.
- Papers observe May Day KCNA 02 May 2003 -- Papers here today dedicate editorials to May Day. Rodong Sinmun says that may day this year is very meaningful as it is a day fully demonstrating to the world the revolutionary spirit and indomitable will of the Korean working class in the Songun era living and struggling, inspired by the idea and will of Kim Jong Il.
- Japan urged to drop its militarist design KCNA 02 May 2003 -- The Japan Defence Agency reportedly decided to fundamentally reexamine its main "defence-buildup plan", the basis of the present "defence program some days ago.
- National meeting marks May Day KCNA 02 May 2003 -- A national meeting took place at the Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Plant on Thursday to mark the 113th May Day.
- U.S. perpetrates at least 220 cases of aerial espionage against DPRK in April KCNA 02 May 2003 -- The U.S. imperialists perpetrated at least 220 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in April by mobilizing strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes with different missions, according to a military source.
- EDITORIAL: POWELL ON NORTH KOREA TALKS VOA 02 May 2003 -- North Korea has ambiguously proposed ways to remove its nuclear capability and deal with its missile capability, but U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell commented that North Korea's proposal "is not going to take us in the right direction." He also said that the U.S. "will not be intimidated by their [North Korean] claims and threats."
- AUSTRALIA NORKOR DRUGS VOA 02 May 2003-- Australia is warning North Korea over its suspected role in drug trafficking and has summoned the Stalinist state's ambassador to an urgent meeting in Canberra.
- CHINA / KOREAS VOA 02 May 2003-- China and South Korea have pledged to cooperate in negotiating an end to North Korean's nuclear weapons ambitions
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