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Vigilance against U.S. Attempt for Preemptive Nuclear Attack Called for

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, September 21 (KCNA) -- A draft "doctrine for joint nuclear operation" was made public by the U.S. Department of Defense on Sept. 10. According to it, the field U.S. army commanders may request the U.S. president to allow the use of nuclear weapons in different "emergency cases" for mounting a preemptive attack on "enemy's" weapons of mass destruction, countering dangerous conventional weapons, putting an early end to war and the like. Rodong Sinmun Wednesday says this in a signed commentary. The U.S. intention to amend the doctrine under the pretext of what it calls "emergency" is a dangerous attempt to drastically widen the scope of using nuclear weapons and extremely reduce its limit and thus justify its preemptive use of nuclear weapons in any region and country in case of considering it necessary, the commentary says, and goes on:
    This is intended to trample down with nuke upon those anti-U.S. independent countries which stand firm against its pressure and threat. It is the U.S. stereotype trick to accuse those countries disobedient to its words of "keeping weapons of mass destruction and "developing biological and chemical weapons" and make a military attack at random under this pretext.
    What is all the more serious is that the first target of the doctrine is none other than the DPRK.
    Clear is the ulterior intention of the U.S. talking about settlement of the nuclear issue through dialogue under the pretext of the six-party talks. In a word, it is to disarm the DPRK and stifle it with nuke. The U.S. attempt to amend the doctrine is a climax of its open nuclear threat and moves to stifle the DPRK.
    But the DPRK stands squarely against any U.S. nuclear threat. It is fully ready to decisively control a preemptive nuclear attack with a strong retaliatory blow even if the U.S. commits it any moment. The DPRK is proud to see how wise it was that it has strengthened all its deterrent force in line with the Songun policy to cope with the U.S. moves for a nuclear preemptive attack against it.
    The DPRK cannot remain indifferent towards the U.S. attempt at a preemptive nuclear attack and will steadily strengthen its war deterrent to defend national sovereignty and security with supreme vigilance.