February 2011 - North Korea Special Weapons News

8th Army hones warfighting skills during KR/FE 2011 Army News 28 Feb 2011 -- Eighth Army is honing its warfighting skills around the Korean Peninsula from Feb. 28 - March 10 during exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 2011.
South Korea, U.S. Begin Annual Military Drills RFE/RL 28 Feb 2011 -- South Korean and U.S. troops have begun annual military drills that North Korea warned could trigger a nuclear war on the divided peninsula.
US, South Korea Begin Military Drill Amid North Korean War Threats VOA 28 Feb 2011 -- South Korea and the United States began their annual extensive joint military exercises, prompting a renewed war threat by North Korea.
KCNA Denounces US-S. Korea Joint Exercises KCNA 28 Feb 2011 -- The US and south Koreans started joint military exercises for aggression Key Resolve and Foal Eagle across south Korea.
KCNA Commentary on US-S. Korean Psywar and Military Maneuvers KCNA 28 Feb 2011 -- The Korean People's Army issued stern warning as regards the psychological warfare and military maneuvers against the DPRK.
S. Korean Authorities Accused of Escalating Military Confrontation KCNA 28 Feb 2011 -- In order to defuse confrontation and tension prevailing on the Korean Peninsula it is necessary to halt all provocative acts.
Young Koreans Should Take Lead in Opening Gate to Thriving Nation KCNA 28 Feb 2011 -- The young people should take the lead in the drive to open the gate to a thriving nation.
Singijongi, Multi-launch Weapon KCNA 28 Feb 2011 -- Among the Korean nation's heritages is a weapon called Singijongi which is considered to be the origin of multi-launch rocket system.
KPA Mission Statement on US-S. Korea Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The US and the south Koreans are finally launching the DPRK-targeted Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military maneuvers.
KPA Warning to S. Korean Military for Psywar KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The south Koreans are bent on anti-DPRK psychological warfare.
NDC Inspection Group's Statement (2) Reported in S. Korea KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Inspection group of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK reclarified its stand that the shelling was to cope with the south side's shelling.
US Seeks to Justify Anti-DPRK War Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- Walter Sharp, commander ofthe U.S. forces in south Korea: There may be a small local provocation by the DPRK without advance notice.
KCNA Key Resolve Joint Military Exercises KCNA 27 Feb 2011 -- The United States and the south Korean authorities are planning to stage the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises across south Korea from February 28.
Rodong Sinmun on Kim Jong Il's Feats KCNA 26 Feb 2011 -- "By our nation itself" has become the idea of the times, and all Koreans are pooling their mind and efforts for independent reunification of the country.
Korean Revolution Associated with Love for People KCNA 26 Feb 2011 -- The love for the people is the basic idea running through in the long history of the Workers' Party of Korea and the Korean revolution.
Songun Meeting of Youth for General Mobilization Held KCNA 26 Feb 2011 -- The Songun Meeting of Youth for General Mobilization took place here on Saturday.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Art Performance KCNA 26 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed an art performance given by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces at the renovated Ponghwa Art Theatre.
Historic Meeting that Brought Fresh Surge in Korean Revolution KCNA 26 Feb 2011 -- President Kim Il Sung convened a meeting of military and political cadres of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Nanhutou, Ningan County on Feb. 27, 1936.
Anecdote about Kim Il Sung KCNA 25 Feb 2011 -- It happened one day in August of 1966 when President Kim Il Sung left on field guidance to a tideland reclamation site.
Officials in Field of Land Management and Environment and Relevant Fields Meet KCNA 25 Feb 2011 -- Officials in the field of the protection of land and environment and relevant fields met at the People's Palace of Culture Friday.
Great National Unity Called for KCNA 25 Feb 2011 -- The great unity of nation serves as a sure guarantee for national reunification, say major newspapers of the DPRK Friday in their by-lined articles.
Reverence for Kim Jong Il Expressed at Kimjongilia Festival KCNA 25 Feb 2011 -- Foreigners and overseas Koreans expressed their deep reverence for leader Kim Jong Il after visiting the venue of the 15th Kimjongilia Festival.
Ryongchon Mineral Water KCNA 25 Feb 2011 -- Cozy spring water houses nestling at the foot of Mt. Kyongam in the western part of the DPRK serve tasty and germ-free spring water.
Theses on Socialist Rural Question Display Ever-increasing Vitality KCNA 24 Feb 2011 -- President Kim Il Sung made public his immortal classical work "The Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country" on February 25, Juche 53 (1964) while working heart and soul to solve the peasants question, the rural question by attaching great importance to them from long ago.
Aid Agencies Report Severe North Korean Food Shortage VOA 24 Feb 2011 -- Five American aid agencies report the food shortage in North Korea has become severe. They are appealing for quick assistance to feed the isolated country’s most vulnerable people. There are hurdles, however, to resuming aid to North Korea.
NDC Inspection Group Reveals Truth behind Yonphyong Shelling KCNA 23 Feb 2011 -- The inspection group of the National Defence Commission (NDC) of the DPRK in the first installment of the statement issued on Nov. 2 last year scientifically and fairly disclosed before the world that the sunk Cheonan ship case was the most hideous conspiratorial case in the history of the nation faked up by the U.S. and the south Korean group of traitors.
Symposium on Stockbreeding-Agricultural Production Cycle Held KCNA 23 Feb 2011 -- A symposium on the stockbreeding-agricultural production cycle was held at the Grand People's Study House on Feb. 22 and 23.
Production of Heavy Rails Set to Jump KCNA 23 Feb 2011 -- The Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex in the DPRK is stepping up the arrangements for boosting the production of heavy rails.
Mass-based Performing Activities Brisk KCNA 23 Feb 2011 -- The art groups of employees of the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex and the February 8 Vinalon Complex gave performances at the People's Palace of Culture here, drawing capacity audiences.
Anecdote about Kim Jong Il KCNA 23 Feb 2011 -- It happened early in summer of 1999 when General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to an unit of the Korean People's Army.
Anecdote about Kim Il Sung KCNA 22 Feb 2011 -- It was one day in October 1957 when President Kim Il Sung met students in Tongju-ri, Pyoktong County during his field guidance to North Phyongan Province of the country.
Rodong Sinmun on Best Way for Korea's Reunification KCNA 22 Feb 2011 -- It is the consistent stand of the DPRK to improve the north-south relations in the interests of the Korean nation and reunify the country independently and peacefully on the basis of reconciliation and unity, says Rodong Sinmun in a bylined article Tuesday.
Project for Nampho-Pyongyang Seawater Pipeline Started KCNA 22 Feb 2011 -- A pipeline for conveying seawater is to be laid between Nampho and Pyongyang of the DPRK.
Solar Greenhouses for Vegetable Production Built KCNA 22 Feb 2011 -- Thirty-six solar greenhouses for cultivation of vegetable have been built in Hamhung City in northeastern part of the DPRK.
Production Base for Preserved Vegetables KCNA 22 Feb 2011 -- The Sariwon Jongbang Foodstuff Producers' Cooperative in North Hwanghae Province of the DPRK is famous for production of vegetables preserved in soy sauce, traditional food of the Koreans.
15th Kimjongilia Festival Closes KCNA 21 Feb 2011 -- The 15th Kimjongilia Festival was closed with due ceremony at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition on Monday. It was opened on Feb. 14 on the occasion of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's birthday.
Technological Updating of Light Industrial Establishments Makes Brisk KCNA 21 Feb 2011 -- Technological updating is now making brisk headway in the field of light industry in the DPRK, laying a solid foundation for improving the standard of the people's living in the near future.
Coal Production Goes Up KCNA 21 Feb 2011 -- The coal mines across the country are reporting signal successes in the production of coal.
Improving North-South Relations Is Consistent Stand of DPRK KCNA 21 Feb 2011 -- The DPRK is consistent in its stand to turn the north-south relations of distrust and confrontation into those of trust and reconciliation for national unity and reunification. This is also the requirement of the times.
Talks with Chinese Official Held KCNA 20 Feb 2011 -- Kim Kye Gwan, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, had talks with Zhang Zhijun, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of China, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Sunday.
Multipolarization Is World Trend--Rodong Sinmun KCNA 20 Feb 2011 -- World is moving toward multipolarization against the imperialists' moves for a unipolar world. It is thanks to the peoples' efforts for independence, peace and progress.
Rodong Sinmun on Theory of Seed in National Economy KCNA 20 Feb 2011 -- It is necessary to make all the fields of the national economy Juche-oriented and modern and kindle a flame for boosted production as required by the IT era this year. A key to this is to discover correct seed and cultivate it.
North Korea's tunnel digging sparks speculation of nuke test - agency RIA Novosti 20 Feb 2011 -- North Korea has been digging special tunnels at a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri in the northern Hamgyong province, sparking concerns that it may be preparing for new nuclear tests, South Korea's news agency Yonhap reported on Sunday, citing government and military sources.
Kim Jong Il Sends Autographic Letter KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il sent an autographic letter to the employees of the Bioengineering Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in reply to their letter, which was presented to him on January 26. The autographic letter reads "Kim Jong Il, February 9, 2011"
Kimjongilia Festival Draws Endless Crowd of Visitors KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- The 15th Kimjongilia Festival is drawing an endless crowd of visitors every day. It opened here on Feb. 14.
National Photo Exhibition Draws Large Crowd of Visitors KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- The national photo exhibition now under way at the People's Palace of Culture here is drawing a large crowd of visitors every day. It opened on February 10 in celebration of the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il
Venue of Kimjongilia Festival Crowded with Visitors KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- The Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition in Pyongyang, the venue of the 15th Kimjongilia Festival, is crowded with visitors every day.
Rodong Sinmun Marks Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- Anniversary of General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work was marked by a bylined article of Rodong Sinmun Saturday.
Story of Kim Jong Il KCNA 19 Feb 2011 -- It happened one day in May 2001 when General Secretary Kim Jong Il visited the Naedong Co-op Farm, Kangryong County of South Hwanghae Province which underwent a dramatic change through land realignment.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Concert Given on Traditional Folk Holiday KCNA 18 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed with Chinese comrades here the concert given by the Unhasu Orchestra on Thursday on the occasion of the January 15th of the lunar calendar, the traditional folk holiday of the peoples of Korea and China.
US, South Korea Closely Monitor North VOA 18 Feb 2011 -- South Korean and U.S. officials are expressing renewed concern about North Korea.
S. Korea Blamed for Failed Inter-Korean Talks KCNA 17 Feb 2011 -- The south Korean authorities are busy shifting the blame for the failed inter-Korean talks on to the DPRK.
Hu Jintao on Boosting China-DPRK Relations KCNA 17 Feb 2011 -- The Chinese party and government are satisfied with the successful development of the bilateral relations.
Rodong Sinmun Editorially Celebrates Kim Jong Il's Birthday KCNA 16 Feb 2011 -- Victory is always in store for the DPRK as it has General Secretary Kim Jong Il at the head of the Workers' Party of Korea and the revolution.
New North Korean Space Launch Site Appears Completed VOA 16 Feb 2011 -- New satellite imagery shows North Korea has completed a launch tower at its second missile launch facility in the country’s northwest.
Chinese Minister of Public Security on Sino-DPRK Friendship KCNA 16 Feb 2011 -- The Sino-DPRK friendly and cooperative relations are steadily growing stronger, said Meng Jianzhu, minister of Public Security.
KCNA on North-South Military Talks KCNA 15 Feb 2011 -- The preliminary talks for opening the north-south high-level military talks came to a rupture some time ago.
Chinese Minister of Public Security Wraps up His DPRK Visit KCNA 15 Feb 2011 -- Meng Jianzhu, minister of Public Security, and his party flew back home after winding up his visit to the DPRK.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by State Merited Chorus KCNA 15 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed a performance given by the State Merited Chorus.
S. Korea Urged to Drop Confrontation Policy KCNA 14 Feb 2011 -- The south Korean authorities' policy for confrontation with the DPRK is the main cause of blocking the north-south dialogue.
Kim Jong Il Receives Chinese Minister of Public Security KCNA 14 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received Meng Jianzhu, state councilor of the People's Republic of China and minister of Public Security.
Kim Yong Nam Meets Chinese Minister of Public Security KCNA 14 Feb 2011 -- Kim Yong Nam met and had a friendly talk with Meng Jianzhu, minister of Public Security.
Ri Yong Ho Meets Chinese Minister of Public Security KCNA 14 Feb 2011 -- Ri Yong Ho met and had a friendly talk with Meng Jianzhu, state councilor of the People's Republic of China and minister of Public Security.
Aid Materials Donated by Chinese Ministry of Public Security KCNA 13 Feb 2011 -- The Chinese Ministry of Public Security donated aid materials to the Ministry of People's Security of the DPRK.
Agreement Signed between Security Organs of DPRK and China KCNA 13 Feb 2011 -- An agreement on coop between the DPRK Ministry of People's Security and the Chinese Ministry of Public Security was signed.
Reception Given for Chinese Minister of Public Security KCNA 13 Feb 2011 -- The DPRK Ministry of People's Security hosted a reception at the Mansudae Assembly Hall for the Chinese minister of Public Security.
Rodong Sinmun Calls for Boosting South-South Cooperation KCNA 13 Feb 2011 -- If the developing countries are to achieve independent development and economic prosperity in the new century, they should boost the South-South cooperation.
Brisk Preparations for Kimjongilia Festival KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- Preparations for the 15th Kimjongilia Festival are at their final phase.
Celebrations to Mark Birthday of Kim Jong Il KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- Colorful events will take place in the DPRK to celebrate February 16, the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
S. Korea Blasted for Making Military Talks Abortive KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- The inter-Korean high-level military talks aimed at wiping out the mistrust and hostility and preventing confrontation and clash between the north and the south failed to open after all. The north side delegation to the north-south military talks Wednesday issued a communique laying bare the true nature of the persistent confrontation policy of the south Korean group of traitors as revealed through the inter-Korean dialogue.
Story of Kim Il Sung KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- It happened on one day in the latter half of July, 1935 when the Shandongtun battle was fought during the anti-Japanese armed struggle.
S. Korea Accused of Killing Military Talks KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- After the north side's delegation published a communique concerning the failed high-level military talks between the two parts of Korea, people of the DPRK have strongly denounced the south Korean authorities for having brought the talks to breakdown.
S. Korea Branded Dialogue Breaker--KCNA Commentary KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- To set an agenda is essential for talks in any case.
S. Korea's Impudent Approach to Talks Blasted--KCNA Commentary KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- The south side reacted to the DPRK's patience and magnanimity with arrogance at the preliminary talks for the resumption of the north-south high-level military talks.
S. Korea's Anti-DPRK Smear Campaign Slashed--Minju Joson KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- Officials of the south Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade asked U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Steinberg for reference of the DPRK's uranium enrichment to the UNSC recently when he visited south Korea.
US Sparks Cold War and Arms Race--Rodong Sinmun KCNA 10 Feb 2011 -- The United States is chief culprit sparking another Cold War and a new arms race, says Rodong Sinmun Thursday in a bylined article.
N.Korea says no more talks with South RIA Novosti 10 Feb 2011 -- North Korea's military said Thursday it will no longer seek talks with South Korea over what it called Seoul's reluctance to ease hostility, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Performance Given by Art Squad of KPA KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed together with soldiers a performance given by the art squad of Unit 963 of the KPA.
Film Shows Open to Celebrate Kim Jong Il's Birthday KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- 10-day film shows opened in the DPRK to celebrate General Secretary Kim Jong Il's birthday.
Meeting Held to Mark Kim Jong Il's Birthday KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- Workers and members of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK) held a meeting in celebration of the birthday of General Secretary Kim Jong Il. It took place at the Central Hall of Workers on Wednesday.
Schoolchildren from across Country Make Study Tour KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- Schoolchildren from across the country made a study tour of the secret camp in Mt. Paektu where there is the birthplace of General Secretary Kim Jong Il from Feb. 2 to 8.
Anecdote about Kim Jong Il's Care for Workers' Health KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- It happened one day in June 2010 when General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex.
Rodong Sinmun Calls for North-South Cooperation KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- North-south cooperation and exchange is the best way of removing the danger of war on the Korean Peninsula and achieving independent reunification and prosperity common to the nation by its concerted efforts, says Rodong Sinmun in a bylined article Wednesday.
S. Korea Urged to Sincerely Respond to Proposal for Dialogue KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- Shortly ago, the diplomatic chief of south Korea at talks held with the U.S. deputy secretary of State during the latter's south Korean junket asked for bringing up the issue of the DPRK's uranium enrichment for peaceful purposes for the discussion at the UNSC, claiming that they are "a violation of international norms".
Imperialists' Ideological and Cultural Poisoning Aims at Aggression KCNA 09 Feb 2011 -- The imperialists' ideological and cultural poisoning precedes aggression and plunder, domination and subjugation of other countries, Rodong Sinmun, a major newspaper in the DPRK, says in a bylined article Wednesday.
China Nudges North Korea to Reform With Limited Success VOA 09 Feb 2011 -- Three months after North Korea shelled a South Korean island and threatened a wider conflict, military envoys from both sides sat down for rare talks this week.
Korean Military Talks Break Down VOA 09 Feb 2011 -- South Korea says two days of military talks with North have broken off with no agreement, setting back hopes for a thaw in tense relations between the two countries.
National Seminar on Kim Jong Il's Exploits Held KCNA 08 Feb 2011 -- A national seminar took place at the People's Palace of Culture on Tuesday to grasp the undying feats performed by General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
Koreans Should Pool Efforts for Reunification--Rodong Sinmun KCNA 08 Feb 2011 -- A bright prospect for peace, reunification and prosperity will open if Koreans from all walks of life in the north and the south and abroad struggle in unity with patriotism, said Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a bylined article.
Story of Kim Il Sung KCNA 08 Feb 2011 -- It was one day in April, Juche 78 (1989) that President Kim Il Sung visited the lodging quarters where Rev. Mun Ik Hwan of south Korea was put up during his visit to Pyongyang.
Koreas Hold First Military Talks Since Island Attack VOA 08 Feb 2011 -- Talks led by colonels of the opposing Korean militaries were held in the border village of Panmunjom, Tuesday -- the first such encounter since last November’s fatal shelling of a South Korean island by North Korea. South Korean officials say the two sides have agreed to hold further talks Wednesday. There are hopes this will mean an easing of tensions between the two Korea's.
US "Engagement" Policy Slashed--Rodong Sinmun KCNA 06 Feb 2011 -- Rodong Sinmun, a major newspaper of the DPRK, terms "engagement" advocated by the U.S. a synonym for aggression, war and interference.
300,000 Rest at Health Resorts and Holiday Homes Every Year KCNA 05 Feb 2011 -- More than 300,000 working people rest at over 800 sanatoria and rest centers in the DPRK every year.
Improved North-South Relations Called for KCNA 05 Feb 2011 -- Dialogue between the authorities is prerequisite to the improved north-south relations. The north-south relations should be converted to those of trust, reconciliation and cooperation i.e. relations of "by our nation itself" from those of mistrust and confrontation.
S. Korean "Government" Accused of Slighting North-South Dialogue KCNA 05 Feb 2011 -- The Jan. 31st editorial of south Korean Kyunghyang Daily News called on the "government engrossed in taking measures for pressurizing the north" to make urgent change in its stand.
DPRK Proposes Inter-Korean Parliamentary Contact KCNA 03 Feb 2011 -- The Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK sent the south Korean parliament a letter proposing parliamentarian contact and negotiations.
Patriotic Stand for National Reunification KCNA 02 Feb 2011 -- The stand of attaching importance to the nation is what the Korean people should take for the country's reunification.
DPRK-Russia Diplomats Exchange Views KCNA 02 Feb 2011 -- The minister councilor of the DPRK embassy in Moscow and the vice-director of the First Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry met in Moscow.
Kim Jong Il Inspects Command of KPA Unit KCNA 02 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected the command of KPA Unit 6556.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Medical Institute of KPA KCNA 02 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Jongsong Combined Medical Institute of the Korean People's Army newly constructed by soldier builders.
Kim Jong Il Enjoys Lunar New Year's Concert KCNA 02 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il enjoyed with senior officials of the party, state and army the Lunar New Year's concert given by the Unhasu Orchestra.
South Korea's President Offers Possibility of Summit with the North VOA 01 Feb 2011 -- South Korea’s president suggests a summit could be held with North Korea depending on Pyongyang’s attitude.
Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Unity Called for KCNA 01 Feb 2011 -- The Koreans from the north and the south and abroad should vigorously turn out in the sacred struggle for peace, reunification and prosperity.
Message to President of S. Korean Red Cross KCNA 01 Feb 2011 -- Chairman of the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society of the DPRK sent a message to the president of the south Korean Red Cross.
Japan's Past Crimes Disclosed KCNA 01 Feb 2011 -- February 1, 1906, was the day when the Japanese imperialists set up the "residence-general", machinery for cruel colonial rule, in Korea.
Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Machine Plant KCNA 01 Feb 2011 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to the Sinhung Machine Plant.

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