calendar>>June 29. 2009 Juche 98

KCNA Blasts U.S. Dangerous Moves for New War

Pyongyang, June 29 (KCNA) -- The commander of the U.S. forces in south Korea on June 23 blustered before those concerned of the puppet army that the south Korean forces should get ready to cope with the possible large-scale conflicts and it was necessary for them to intensify exercises under the simulated conditions of an actual war.

He asserted earlier that the U.S. promise to provide a nuclear umbrella to south Korea would be definitely kept and a prompt reaction combat posture would be preserved through the "OPLAN-5027" and "OPLAN-5029."

These are an intolerable declaration of actions to escalate the confrontation and reckless outbursts agitating a war as they fully reflect the U.S. scenario to ignite a new war on the Korean Peninsula in a bid to stifle the DPRK by force of arms and perpetuate its forces' presence in south Korea.

It is the invariable U.S. policy of aggression against the DPRK to deteriorate the situation on the Korean Peninsula and start a new war under that pretext.

Precisely for this reason the U.S. is now citing the DPRK's nuclear test as a pretext for rendering the situation on the peninsula extremely tense.

The U.S. is now busy amassing its aggression forces in south Korea and in its vicinity and rounding off a new "operational plan," a more offensive and dangerous plan for starting a nuclear war against the DPRK.

Moves to reorganize armed forces including the creation of a U.S.-south Korea CAC are now pushed forward in real earnest.

The moves stepped up by the U.S. to work out the above-said war plan and reorganize armed forces are a prelude to a war of aggression.

What should not be overlooked is the fact that authorities of the U.S. and the commander of the U.S. forces in south Korea blustered almost simultaneously that in case south Korea is exposed to somebody's "threat" the "U.S. would protect it."

They even touted what they called "extended deterrence," asserting that when south Korea is exposed to a nuclear attack, it should be countered with the same measure as taken when the U.S. mainland is attacked.

To talk about coping with the DPRK's "threat" means, in essence, rhetoric intended to justify U.S. theory of preemptive attack. Lurking behind the outpourings of U.S. warmongers is a foolish attempt to ignite a new war on the Korean Peninsula on a legitimate basis and lay the blame for it at the door of the DPRK.

The reality patently proves that the threat of war to the peninsula always comes from the U.S.

Should the U.S. ignite a new war on this land despite the DPRK's repeated warnings, the DPRK will respond to it with all-out war and mete out a merciless punishment to the aggressors.