Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Kim Jong Il paid inspection visits to a farm under KPA Unit 534 to give on-site guidance to the agricultural field. He also visited the company named after "Hero Pak Kyong Sok" under KPA unit No. 821, followed by KPA Unit 894 and KPA Unit 370.

The Central Broadcasting Station reported on Oct. 27, "Kim Yong Sun, Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, died on October 26. He was under treatment at a hospital for a long time due to a traffic accident occurred on June 16."

A spokesperson for the North Korean foreign ministry said regarding U.S. President Bush's recent remarks on "written assurances of non-aggression." In a KCNA briefing on Oct. 25, the spokesperson said, "we are ready to consider Bush's remarks on the "written assurances of non-aggression" if it is based on the intention to co-exist with the DPRK and aimed to play a positive role in realizing the proposal for a package solution. However, it is premature to talk about the six-way talks under the present situation unless the U.S. will to accept the principle of simultaneous actions is confirmed."

Rodong Sinmun on Oct 21 urged Japan to resolve its all war-time issues, saying, "Germany had paid $2.4 billion from June 2001 to Aug. 2003 in compensation for damages it incurred during the World War II. Likewise, Japan must make sincere apology for its war-time atrocities, probe the truth and make compensation accordingly."  

The Central Broadcasting Station propagandized on Oct. 21, quoting a statement
released on Oct. 21 by a spokesperson for the Central Committee of the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League, "It is deplorable that the South Korean authorities has caved in to the pressure of the U.S. to dispatch additional troops to Iraq. Seoul should unconditionally withdraw the pro-U.S submissive plan and all South Korean people are urged to join forces to vote against all parliament members who are for the troop dispatch, in the upcoming general election next year. "

The Central Broadcasting Station reported on Oct. 24 that the National Sports and Culture Festival for Peace and Reunification designed to foster reconciliation and reunification of the Korean peninsula was opened in Jeju Island on Oct. 24.