calendar>>November 12. 2008 Juche 97
Songun Politics, Powerful Treasured Sword for Defending Nation
Pyongyang, November 11 (KCNA) -- Songun politics firmly guarantees the dignity and sovereignty of the nation with invincible strength.

Every nation holds dear its national dignity and wants to live in an independent way. But the dignity and sovereignty of the nation are never defended only by desire.

Even the Korean nation with strong independent spirit and ardent patriotism was forced upon a ruinous treaty by the Japanese imperialists as it had no armed forces strong enough to defend national sovereignty more than one hundred years ago.

Songun politics is based on the historical lesson that only strong military forces can defend the dignity and sovereignty of the country and the nation.

Songun politics is one firmly defending the dignity and sovereignty of the nation from foreign threat of aggression by putting forward military affairs as the most important affairs of the state and building up the strongest military forces.

Songun politics, channeling utmost efforts to the increase of defensive power, with top priority given to the armed forces, under the uplifted banner of justice and patriotism, has turned the DPRK into an ever-victorious powerful state and lifted the dignity and pride of the Korean nation to the highest plane.

The DPRK safeguards the supreme interests of the country and the nation and firmly defends socialism by fighting the formidable imperialists undauntedly with an invincible military power as the weapon. Thus it has become an object of greatest admiration and praise among the progressive people worldwide.

Songun politics frustrates the reckless aggressive attempts of the enemies and staunchly defends peace on the Korean Peninsula and the security of the nation.

The U.S. imperialists are today creating an atmosphere of war on the Korean Peninsula, remaining as ever bitterly hostile to the DPRK.

Songun politics has helped build up a strong military power enough to effectively contain the nuclear war provocation moves of the U.S. imperialists getting ever more dangerous on the Korean Peninsula.

The mighty war restraint of the DPRK plays a decisive role in resolutely smashing the nuclear war provocation maneuvers of the U.S. imperialists on the peninsula and defending peace in the country and the security of the nation.

Songun politics is a powerful treasured sword for protecting the nation which shatters aggressive challenges of the outside forces with arms of justice, defends national dignity and sovereignty and safeguards the destiny of the whole nation.

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