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Computer screen page of N. Korean newspaper displaying news of the Musudan missile test.
Computer screen page of N. Korean newspaper displaying news of the Musudan missile test.
"The US attempt to invade the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] is getting ever-more reckless," Korean Central News Agency said, as cited by South Korea's Yonhap. "The US ever-more undisguised reinforcement of the nuclear force goes to clearly prove that it is trying to make a pre-emptive nuclear strike at the DPRK," the agency continued.
The state-run news outlet, which usually delivers official statements of the government, went on to claim that the North Korean military is quite capable of fighting back with all available means, including nuclear weapons. "The right to make a pre-emptive nuclear strike is not the monopoly of the US. The DPRK's revolutionary armed forces... are fully ready to deal a merciless and annihilating blow to the enemy if they make even the slightest provocation," it said.
Comment: No one, no country has that right. The only country that has violated this is the USA.
Pyongyang also asserts that Washington's actions do not to encourage "denuclearization" or "a world without nuclear weapons," an agenda championed by the Obama administration, according to the International Business Times.
Comment: A little more fire under the kettle? The rhetoric is heating up. North Korea, an unpredictable wild card, is certainly a concern for the West, but the bigger piece in the US' overall agenda is to surround and contain China. The military upgrade on Guam helps put in place a quick response to both of these targets. The fact that NK is upping its threats gives the US a broader and more acceptable excuse to increase its deploy and fortify its logistic position.