Rodong Sinmun Friday in a commentary says crafty Japan cited "missile threats" from the DPRK as a pretext this time, too, but it is little short of shouting wine and selling vinegar.

It is a known secret that PAC-3 interceptor missile system equipped by the Japan "Self-Defense Forces" constitutes part of the U.S. missile defense system for containing regional big powers, the commentary notes, and goes on:

Japan is taking offensive military actions in the disputed waters in the South Sea of China while staging the fielding drill. It is reported that Japan planned to involve even Britain in the joint military drill.

It is the invariable ambition of Japan to realize at any cost the old dream of the "Greater East-Asia Co-prosperity Sphere".

Japan, which has secured a political and military foothold for overseas aggression with the backing of the U.S., is stepping up its military actions in the disputed waters in the South Sea of China as part of its efforts to put the plan into a practice.

Now, not content with getting help from the U.S., it is inveigling European countries like Britain to tighten military pressure.

The situation proves that "missile threats" from the DPRK much touted by Japan is nothing but a pretext for covering up the military fanatics' ambition for overseas aggression in Northeast Asia.