PYONGYANG, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Rodong Sinmun, an
official daily of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Monday
accused the United States of attempting to provoke a nuclear war on the Korean
Peninsula.
The U.S. commitment to provide a nuclear umbrella to
South Korea under the pretext of "inexistent threats from the DPRK," shows its
"gangster logic" to attempt to dismantle the DPRK's nuclear program while
providing South Korea with a nuclear umbrella and attempting to "launch a
pre-emptive strike against the DPRK," said a commentary carried by the
newspaper.
As "a nuclear power," the DPRK will not "allow the
United States to stay aloof" if it provoked a war on the Korean Peninsula, the
commentary said.
It was the first response by the state media of the
DPRK to the recent South Korea-U.S. summit.
During the summit on June 16 in Washington, U.S.
President Barack Obama guaranteed his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak a
nuclear deterrent against the DPRK's nuclear weapons.
PYONGYANG, June 20 (Xinhua) -- If South Korea enforced a
UN Security Council resolution against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK), "it would mean a war," a commentary carried by the Rodong Sinmun daily
said Saturday.
The article, titled "Participating in 'Sanctions' Will
Draw Disaster," said South Korea enforcing the UN resolution was a "severe
provocative action against the DPRK." Full story
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States has
deployed missile defense weapons around Hawaii in a precaution to a possible
missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said Defense
Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday.
The United States and South Korea claim that the DPRK has
moved a long-range ballistic missile, which could be a version of the
Taepodong-2, to a west coast launch site in preparation for a possible test
launch within days. Full story
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon's
second-highest ranking official claimed on Tuesday that the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s missiles could reach the continental United States in
the near future.
Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn told a briefing
before the Senate Armed Services Committee that the DPRK's missiles could hit
U.S. homeland in three years at the quickest if the country continues to
accelerate its weapon development. Full story
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack
Obama met with his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak here on Tuesday,
reiterating American commitment to the defense of South Korea, one of the
closest allies of the United States.
Speaking to reporters after the talks, Obama said that
nuclear and missile programs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
have constituted "a grave threat" to regional and international security. Full story
