Development of national defence industry called for
Pyongyang, January 22 (KCNA) -- The Workers' Party of Korea considers it as an important requirement for economic construction in the era of the army-based policy to attach importance to the national defence industry and direct primary efforts to it. This is the most just policy to defend the sovereignty and vital right of the country and the nation and dynamically accelerate the building of a powerful nation. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article. It goes on:Giving importance to the national defence industry is an essential requirement for augmenting the overall power of the nation and creating favorable conditions for the development of economy and paves the way for bringing about a great surge in the socialist economic construction through the full play of the might of the foundation of the self-supporting economy. The only way of foiling the enemy moves to stifle the DPRK militarily and economically and creating favorable conditions for economic construction is to build up arms and develop our revolutionary armed forces to be invincible.
It is the firm faith and will of the Workers' Party of Korea to defend socialism and accomplish the cause of revolution with arms.
When he strong foundation of the socialist self-supporting national economy is turned to good account, it is possible to provide the people with conditions for an affluent and highly civilized material living and cultural entertainment despite the present economic difficulties.
In order to give fullest play to the might of the foundation of the self-supporting economy it is necessary to keep our unique economic structure viable and make a rational use of it.
The DPRK's economic structure puts main stress on heavy industry and national defence industry. And the heavy industry and national defence industry play very important roles in its economy. This is the characteristic feature and advantages of our economy based on the independent line of the WPK.
Giving importance to the national defence industry and developing it is of weighty importance in developing the latest science and technology and promoting the development of other fields of economy.
