THE EMBASSY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO SWITZERLAND
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No 102/26
1. DPRK Missile Administration Test-fires Submarine-launched Strategic Cruise Missiles
2. Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of DPRK-China Amnok River Bridge Held
3. Japan's Attempt to Possess Nuclear-Powered Submarine Is Aimed Only at Going Nuclear: Int'l Security Analyst
DPRK Missile Administration Test-fires Submarine-launched Strategic Cruise Missiles
Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea test-fired two kinds of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the East Sea of Korea on October 14.
Full General Kim Jong Sik, member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea and first vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, Full General Jang Chang Ha, general director of the Missile Administration of the DPRK, and underwater weapon system engineers of the Navy of the Korean People's Army oversaw the test-fire.
The test-fire aimed to examine the current mobilized posture of the underwater combat systems and contributed to getting the Navy skilled in performing its strategic missions and showcasing high reliability, trustworthiness and ability of the war deterrents of the DPRK.
It did not have any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries.
Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of DPRK-China Amnok River Bridge Held
Pyongyang, October 16 (KCNA) -- At a time when the work to deepen exchange and cooperation between the DPRK and China is designed and dynamically accelerated, the DPRK-China Amnok River Bridge was completed.
The bridge is the creation reflecting the invincible vitality and development of the DPRK-China friendship which has preserved its nature despite the trials of history.
The modern bridge enables the two countries to boost the bilateral economic relations.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony of the bridge was held on the spot on October 15 amid the expectation and interest of the governments and peoples of the two countries.
Present there were Yang Myong Chol, chief secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ri Jong Hyok, vice-chairman of the North Phyongan Provincial People's Committee, Ri Ryong Nam, the DPRK ambassador to China, Ma Jong Su, the DPRK consul general in Shenyang, officials concerned and officials of the Party and power organs in North Phyongan Province and Sinuiju City.
On hand there were Xu Kunlin, secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Bai Ying, vice-governor of the Liaoning Provincial People's Government, Wang Yajun, the Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and officials in Beijing and local areas including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Liaoning Province.
The national anthems of the DPRK and People's Republic of China were played there.
Li Qiang, premier of the State Council of the PRC, and Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the DPRK, made speeches through video conferencing.
Li Qiang warmly congratulated the opening of the China-DPRK Amnok River Bridge in the deep attention of Comrade General Secretary Xi Jinping and Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un on behalf of the Chinese party and government.
He confirmed that the Chinese party and government would remain unchanged in their firm attitude to highly prioritize the China-DPRK friendship no matter how the international situation may change and in their firm support to the socialist cause of the DPRK led by Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong Un and in their firm determination to defend the common interests of the two countries and strategic environment.
He expressed his willingness to thoroughly implement the important common understanding of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries together with the DPRK side, deepen political mutual trust and expand the practical cooperation and thus contribute to the development of the China-DPRK relations and the promotion of the well-being of the peoples of the two countries.
Pak Thae Song said that the opening ceremony of the bridge serves as a significant occasion of not only connecting the branches of the two countries in a fresh, natural and geographical way but also firmly linking the friendly ties between the peoples of the two countries who have shared life and death for a long time.
It is the consistent stand of the DPRK government to steadily put the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations with socialism, the common idea, common banner and the common cause, as the core on a new strategic height in conformity with the interests and desire of the peoples of the two countries, he stressed.
Expressing belief that the bridge would accelerate the advance for the prosperity of the two countries and the well-being of the peoples and add fresh vigour to the equally-beneficial economic cooperation, he congratulated the opening of the bridge.
Yang Myong Chol, chief secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Xu Kunlin, secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, made congratulatory speeches.
The speakers expressed thanks to the officials and builders in the relevant fields of the two countries for their sincere sweat, efforts and wisdom for opening of the bridge.
The opening of the Amnok River Bridge held in October marking the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the entry of the Chinese People's Volunteers into the Korean front is a clear manifestation of the DPRK-China friendly and cooperative relations dynamically developing on a new high stage thanks to the deep personal relations between respected Comrade Kim Jong Un and respected Comrade Xi Jinping and their energetic leadership, they stressed.
They expressed the will to boost bilateral exchange and cooperation for the development of the DPRK-China relations, wishing the traditional DPRK-China friendship, the common wealth of the two countries, eternal.
The ribbon was cut by Yang Myong Chol, chief secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ri Ryong Nam, the DPRK ambassador to China, Ma Jong Su, consul general in Shenyang, Xu Kunlin, secretary of the Liaoning Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yajun, the Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and Zhao Cheng, head of the Publicity Department of the Liaoning Committee of CPC.
After the passing of vehicles of the two countries, the opening of the DPRK-China Amnok River Bridge was declared.
Japan's Attempt to Possess Nuclear-Powered Submarine Is Aimed Only at Going Nuclear: Int'l Security Analyst
Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) -- Pak Ju Won, an international security analyst, released the following article "Japan's attempt to possess a nuclear-powered submarine is aimed only at going nuclear":
The military moves of Japan's present right-wing conservative regime, which put the successive Japanese regimes into the shade, have almost reached the dangerous level. Against this backdrop, the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine is being openly debated in the archipelago, giving rise to a concern among the international community.
Shortly ago, the Japanese prime minister said at a full-dress session of the House of Representatives that nothing is decided at present on dealing with the new power as regards the acquisition of a nuclear-powered submarine, adding that she would further discuss the issue of the defence capability with a view to revising the three documents on security within this year on the basis of the change in the security environment.
Earlier, the Japanese defense minister said on several occasions that he would not rule out all options but consider them, that the possession of nuclear weapons and a nuclear-powered submarine should not be ruled out in connection with the revision of the said three documents, and that it should be discussed without taboo.
In order to frame a reactionary security policy, Japan uses ministers to describe it as "one of the options" and sound the public opinion on it at home and abroad and then encourages the discussion of it through so-called expert panels to hastily deliberate and decide on it. It is a trite and cunning policy-making method peculiar to Japan.
In September last year, the expert panel under the Defense Ministry proposed to the government the review of the possession of a submarine with "the power of the next generation". The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party reflected the same purport in their major policy agreement consisting of 12 articles when they formed a coalition government in October. And the chief cabinet secretary and defense minister said that all the options will not be ruled out. All the facts go to prove the above-said method.
The present ruling quarters of Japan are openly crying out for the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine after throwing away even the ambiguous expression "the power of the next generation". Lurking behind it is a sinister intention to create public opinion of favoring stipulating the issue in the said three documents to be revised in the end of this year.
It is the true intention of the Japanese neo-militarist force to formalize the possession of nuclear-powered submarines and secure a stepping-stone to the possession of nuclear weapons in the long-run.
It is a common understanding of the international community that Japan, which started the research and development of nuclear weapons in strict secrecy during World War II, has secretly laid foundations for acquiring the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons at any time since its defeat, and what remains to be done is its political decision only.
A barrier to that political decision is the domestic "basic law on atomic power," which stipulates that research, development and usage of nuclear energy should be limited to peaceful purposes, and deep-rooted negative opinion of the Japanese people who suffered nuclear calamities for the first time in the world.
Japan has removed the shackles put on it, a war criminal state, one by one by avoiding public criticism with such a trick as terming the "capability for attacking enemy base" and "three principles of arms export" the "capability for counterattack" and "three principles of defense equipment transfer". Worse still, the Japanese neo-militarists are working hard to revise the "Pacifist Constitution" banning it from having war capabilities. So it is easy for them to throw away the signboard of "peaceful use of atomic power".
Nowadays the Japanese rulers are making a fuss about "ever-worsening surrounding security environment." This is nothing but a petty trick to systematically pull down the institutional and legal barriers to building up aggression forces and cross the threshold for the building of nuclear-armed forces by creating extreme security unrest among the public and hyping the need to "bolster up independent deterrence".
What should not be overlooked is that the U.S., which is shifting the security burden onto its allies as much as possible to maintain its hegemony that is getting more and more vulnerable, has given the green light to Japan's possession of nuclear-powered submarines in order to use the Japanese reactionaries as shock brigades for implementing its hegemonic strategy.
When interviewed by Japanese media in Hawaii, a U.S. naval dignitary asserted that as Japan has nuclear power plants, it has the development technology serving as a foundation for building nuclear-powered submarines. This hints that the U.S. seeks to connive at and patronize Japan's moves for arming itself with nuclear weapons.
There is no guarantee that Japan will not launch a preemptive nuclear attack at any time if it has access to a nuclear-powered submarine with an operational range far beyond the coastal waters of the archipelago under the patronage of the U.S., in the context that it has long regarded surprise strike and preemptive attack as its exclusive tactics and main war method.
Japan is pursuing the possession of a nuclear-powered submarine, not content with its frantic effort for developing and deploying various ultra-modern attack weapons, having the neighboring countries within their striking range, after discarding the veil of "exclusive defense." Such neo-militarist moves of Japan and the U.S. backstage manipulation have become a fundamental factor that causes military imbalance and creates a new structure of fierce conflict in the region.
The situation proves how just the DPRK, which has ceaselessly bolstered up its national power, was when it opted for doing so of its own accord to defend the national sovereignty and ensure regional and global security. It also highlights the need to thoroughly deter the hostile forces' malicious attempts and moves at their initial stages by dint of the absolutely reliable deterrent for self-defence.
Japan's scheme to have access to a nuclear-powered submarine, aimed at arming itself with nuclear weapons, will surely bring disaster to the archipelago.