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Spokesman for DPRK FM. on Issue of Uranium Enrichment in South Korea

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, September 11 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Saturday gave the following answer to a question put by KCNA as regards the cases of nuclear-related secret experiments disclosed in south Korea in succession recently: It has been brought to light recently that south Korea made a uranium enrichment experiment by laser in secrecy in 2000 and conducted an experiment for extracting plutonium in 1982. This has stirred up a big furor in the international community.
    There is strong suspicion that the disclosed experiments might be conducted at the instruction of the United States as they assume military nature.
    The U.S. has applied double standards as regards the nuclear issue. It has transferred nuclear technology to its "allies" and connived at their nuclear weapon-related activities and possession of nukes. But it has worked hard to stamp out nuclear activities for a peaceful purpose after faking up "misinformation" about the DPRK on account of its ideology and system.
    What matters is whether the U.S. intends to overlook south Korea's development of nuclear weapons as it did that of Israel.
    South Korea is under U.S. nuclear umbrella.
    It is self-evident that the DPRK can never abandon its nuclear program under such situation.
    The U.S. is now employing sleight of hand to hush up the above-said cases.
    We cannot but link these cases to the issue of resuming the six-party talks.
    The cases should be clarified transparently and thoroughly and necessary measures be taken.
    We will closely follow the expected results of the investigation.
    The international community should pay due attention to the disclosed issue of uranium enrichment in south Korea, not the non-existent "uranium enrichment issue" in the north.
    If the danger to be posed by the nuclear arms race in Northeast Asia is to be prevented, the U.S. should drop its hostile policy toward the DPRK in practice and opt for seeking an early negotiated settlement of the nuclear issue as justly demanded by the DPRK.