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N. Korea vows to retaliate if S. Korea, U.S. intrude 'even 0.001 mm' into its land By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States and South Korea of trying to attack the communist state and warned of further retaliations in case of any territorial intrusion.
"Our military and people cherish peace and do not want war," Rodong Sinmun, the
newspaper of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said in a commentary. "But should
the enemies invade even 0.001 mm into our territory, we will mobilize all our
potential and deal retaliatory strikes that will be hundred times and thousand
times more powerful."
The accusation comes as the two allies plan to go ahead with their joint military
exercise starting next week despite mounting inter-Korean border tensions. The
U.S. plans to mobilize 26,000 troops and a nuclear-powered carrier in this year's
drill to test its ability to quickly deploy forces should North Korea invade.
Pyongyang views the exercise as preparation for a preemptive strike, while Seoul
and Washington say it is defense-oriented.
North Korea and the United Nations Command in South Korea, which has been
overseeing the cease-fire along the inter-Korean border since the Korean War,
plan to hold talks this week to ease tension. In their first meeting on Monday,
North Korea complained of the joint war drill, sources said.
"The U.S. says it wants to improve relations and hold dialogue with us, but its
actual intentions are aimed at stifling us with its military power," the
newspaper said in the statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.
"We have a weapon that is mightier than a nuclear weapon, which is the unified
heart of the leader, the party and the people," it said.
After a year of frozen inter-Korean relations, North Korea sharpened its verbal
attacks against South Korea in recent weeks, taking an "all-out confrontational
posture" against the South and declaring all inter-Korean peace accords void.
North Korea also said it is preparing to launch a satellite, which neighboring
states view as a test for a long-range missile.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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"Our military and people cherish peace and do not want war," Rodong Sinmun, the
newspaper of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said in a commentary. "But should
the enemies invade even 0.001 mm into our territory, we will mobilize all our
potential and deal retaliatory strikes that will be hundred times and thousand
times more powerful."
The accusation comes as the two allies plan to go ahead with their joint military
exercise starting next week despite mounting inter-Korean border tensions. The
U.S. plans to mobilize 26,000 troops and a nuclear-powered carrier in this year's
drill to test its ability to quickly deploy forces should North Korea invade.
Pyongyang views the exercise as preparation for a preemptive strike, while Seoul
and Washington say it is defense-oriented.
North Korea and the United Nations Command in South Korea, which has been
overseeing the cease-fire along the inter-Korean border since the Korean War,
plan to hold talks this week to ease tension. In their first meeting on Monday,
North Korea complained of the joint war drill, sources said.
"The U.S. says it wants to improve relations and hold dialogue with us, but its
actual intentions are aimed at stifling us with its military power," the
newspaper said in the statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency.
"We have a weapon that is mightier than a nuclear weapon, which is the unified
heart of the leader, the party and the people," it said.
After a year of frozen inter-Korean relations, North Korea sharpened its verbal
attacks against South Korea in recent weeks, taking an "all-out confrontational
posture" against the South and declaring all inter-Korean peace accords void.
North Korea also said it is preparing to launch a satellite, which neighboring
states view as a test for a long-range missile.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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