calendar>> January 22. 2014 Juche 103
Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula Is Invariable Will of Army and People of DPRK: Rodong Sinmun
Pyongyang, January 22 (KCNA) -- The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a goal common to the nation and invariable will of the army and people of the DPRK, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in an article.

It goes on:

The U.S. threat of nuclear war against the DPRK is a fundamental factor which spawned the nuclear issue on the peninsula.

The U.S. has systematically introduced nuclear weapons into south Korea from the period of the Korean War and frequently staged small and large-scale drills for a nuclear war against the north, posing a constant nuclear threat to the DPRK.

These nuclear war moves of the U.S. compelled the DPRK to have access to nuclear weapons as a means for protecting peace on the peninsula and the sovereignty of the nation

Had the DPRK failed to have access to nukes, it would have upset the equilibrium of force on the peninsula and the Korean nation would have met such tragic fate as suffering a nuclear disaster imposed by the aggressors.

The DPRK's nuclear force is a means to cope with the U.S. nuclear threat, to all intents and purposes. They are by no means aimed at blackmailing and hurting compatriots.

Its nuclear force serves as an all-powerful treasured sword common to the nation to put an end to the U.S. nuclear threat and blackmail and defend peace and security of the nation.

The south Korean authorities remain unchanged in their distrust and hostility toward their compatriots.

Absolutely unjustifiable is the double-dealing posture and stand of allowing nukes of foreign forces designed to do harm to the compatriots and denying the nukes of compatriots for protecting all Koreans.

If the south Korean authorities truly want the improved relations between the north and the south of Korea and peace and denuclearization on the peninsula, they should stop such reckless acts as introducing U.S. nuclear offensive means into south Korea as proposed by the DPRK.

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