PYONGYANG, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic¡¡of Korea(DPRK) would never use nuclear weapons against its countrymen in South Korea, the official Korean Central News Agency(KCNA) reported on Thursday.

    In a declaration issued by the official Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, the DPRK called upon "all the fellow countrymen in the north, the south and overseas to bravely come out in the struggle to frustrate the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and the former's¡¡sanctions and blockade against the latter," reported the KCNA.

    The DPRK said that as a result of its "Songun politics" (army first policy), it had become a member of the nuclear club.

    "The nuclear weapon of the DPRK is used to defend peace and the¡¡Korean Nation," said the declaration.

    The DPRK announced on Oct. 9 that it had conducted a successful¡¡underground nuclear test, drawing universal opposition from the international community.

    The United Nations Security Council on Oct. 14 unanimously adopted a resolution imposing sanctions on the DPRK as punishment for the test.

DPRK blames South Korea for accelerating arms buildup

    PYONGYANG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) on Friday blamed South Korea for accelerating the buildup of arms to worsen the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

    In a commentary carried by the leading official newspaper Rodong Sinmun, the DPRK described South Korea's act of developing ultra-modern war equipment as "an open provocation and challenge to the DPRK and an anti-national crime." Full Story

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