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U.S. Forces' "Reduction" Termed Arms Build-up

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- There are a series of new U.S. military moves in south Korea such as the cutback of its forces there and the stepped-up relocation of its base. The U.S. announced an "arms build-up plan" calling for spending 11 billion dollars to fill "the gap" caused by the "reduction" of its forces and is massively shipping ultra-modern weapons and war means into south Korea.
    Minju Joson Tuesday in a commentary in this regard observes: Lurking behind these moves is a sinister aim to improve the qualitative capability of the U.S. forces in south Korea in keeping with the changed environment in a bid to further strengthen its domination over south Korea and its vicinity.
    It is the ulterior design of the Bush bellicose forces to isolate and stifle the DPRK militarily and thus deter other powers from expanding the sphere of their influence in Northeast Asia and meet the U.S. strategic interests, the commentary notes, and goes on:
    The U.S. "reduction" of its forces is aimed at converting its forces in south Korea into aggressor armed forces with high maneuverability and striking power capable of directly carrying out the strategy of a preemptive nuclear attack on the DPRK.
    It is as clear as noonday that the arms build-up stepped up under the signboard of "troop cutback" would only further increase the danger of war in Korea.
    If the U.S. sincerely hopes for peace and detente on the Korean peninsula, it should not deceive the world public with its talk about "reduction" but pull its forces out of south Korea to the last man.