calendar>>September 2. 2016 Juche 105

Russian Figure on DPRK's Expansion in Striking Ability against U.S.

Pyongyang, September 2 (KCNA) -- Vorontsov, chief of a section of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, affirmed that the DPRK expanded the potentials of striking the U.S. at the interview with Interfax on Aug. 27.

The DPRK has shown its capability of beating back the foreign aggression forces through the test-fire of the strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile, he said.

The success in the test-fire demonstrated before the world the military potentials of the country, he noted.

The DPRK has expanded its realistic potential ability to strike the U.S. together with the proactive defensive ability, he pointed out.

It has made every possible effort to ensure peace and security in the region, he added.