Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Increase of Military Force for Self-defence Called for

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Strong military force for self-defence and national defence capability make it possible to successfully advance the revolution and construction, but if this force and capability remain weak, they are bound to fail. It is, therefore, the primary strategic tasks before the revolution and construction to increase the military force and develop the national defence industry. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article. It goes on: The revolution and construction are accompanied by fierce confrontation with imperialists in force.
    The U.S.-led imperialists are unhesitatingly committing aggression against sovereign states under the pretexts of "anti-terrorism" and "elimination of weapons of mass destruction" and seriously threatening and disturbing the world peace and security.
    The U.S. moves for aggression are getting more pronounced as the days go by.
    The present international situation convinces the revolutionary people that the revolution and construction can not make smooth progress unless the moves of the U.S.-led imperialists for aggression are frustrated. The revolutionary political parties and people should decisively foil their moves for aggression. To this end they should consider the increase of military force and the development of national defence industry as their primary strategic tasks before the revolution and construction.
    Without firm determination and tightening belt it would be impossible to successfully beef up the military force and develop the national defence industry.
    The revolutionary political parties and people should increase the military force and develop the national defence industry despite all difficulties. It is the trend of developing modern military force and a demand of a modern war to modernize weapons and equipment of an army on the basis of the latest science and technology.
    Great efforts should be channeled into the development of the national defence industry in order to successfully push forward the revolution and construction now that whether a country is a strong nation or a weak one is determined by its military muscle.
    It is, therefore, important for each country to develop its national defence industry by itself and its own way in conformity with its specific conditions.
    Quite just are the policy of the Workers' Party of Korea on giving importance to military affairs and its line and principle of building the independent national defence industry.
    The DPRK will further reinforce the anti-imperialist and military front, invariably considering it as its primary strategic tasks to bolster the military force and develop the independent national defence industry.