Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a signed commentary dismisses this as shameless, preposterous and brigandish sophism as the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is a product of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK and its nuclear threat from A to Z.

It was none other than the U.S. that compelled the DPRK to have access to nuclear deterrent and, therefore, the U.S. is wholly to blame for the nuclear issue on the peninsula, the commentary says, and goes on:

The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is, in essence, directly related to the U.S. drop of its hostile policy toward the DPRK and the former's removal of its nuclear threat.

In order to make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free, it is necessary to make a comprehensive and total elimination of all the nuclear weapons on earth, to say nothing of those in and around south Korea. A prerequisite for global denuclearization is for the U.S., which tops the world's list of nuclear weapons, to cut down and dismantle them, to begin with.

A peace accord should be concluded between the DPRK and the U.S. if the nuclear issue on the peninsula is to be settled.

The U.S. should roll back its hostile policy toward the DPRK and opt for the conclusion of the peace agreement as it would help clear the Korean Peninsula of the nuclear threat and ensure peace there.

The nuclear issue on the peninsula can be fundamentally settled only when the U.S. repeals its hostile policy toward the DPRK and replaces the Armistice Agreement with a peace accord and the whole Korean Peninsula and the rest of the world become nuclear-free.