Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

 Kim Jong Il, accompanied by Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae, Pak Jae Kyong and Ri Yong Chol, paid inspection visits to sub units of KPA unit 980, 156, 324, and 297 and KPA Air Force unit 344 (dates unreported). He also watched a concert of Air Force Band(date unreported) and stressed the important role of art in communism education.

A National meeting was held at the April 25 House of Culture to commemorate the 82nd birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung. The meeting was attended by senior officials of the party, the state and the army such as Kim Yong Nam, Pak Pong Ju and Jo Myong Rok. KPA units in each province, city and county also held meetings to mark the 92nd birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, while an international meeting was held to wish everlasting life of Comrade Kim Il Sung and good health of Leader Kim Jong Il. The international meeting was attended by Yang Hyong Sop, Chairman of the (North) Korean Association of Scientists and Juche scholars and researchers from various countries.

Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (April14) claimed "On the occasion of the 1st anniversary of proposing Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) aimed at isolating and stifling the DPRK, the US is once again preparing a joint military exercise. However, that will only bring more hard-line policy against the US on our part. "

A foreign ministry spokesperson said on April 18, "the US Vice President said recently if the DPRK continues to pursue its nuclear program, the U.S. will consider economic sanctions as an effective alternative. The U.S should keep in mind that we(the DPRK) have already made it very clear that we will consider any economic sanction by the U.S as a declaration of war. We are also seriously seeking ways to cope with the U.S' obsolete insistence that the DPRK first drop the nuclear program."

The Central Broadcasting Station criticized Japan on April 17, "With regards to the recent ruling by the Fukuoka District Court of Japan that the Prime Minister's visits to the Yasukuni Shrine are unconstitutional, the secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and deputy cabinet secretary and other senior officials of the LDP and government express regrets over the ruling insisting that the Prime Minister's visit to the shrine does not violate the Constitution."

Pyongyang Broadcasting Station propagandized on April 14 "the South's General Election scheduled for April 15 is an occasion for the truth and justice to judge injustice and unrighteousness. As such, South Korean people in all walks of life should be actively engaged in the election struggle to pass a stern judgment on the pro-U.S conservatists."