North Korea vows to bolster its nuclear defenses
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February 20, 2010, Saturday
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NORTH Korea yesterday vowed to bolster its nuclear force unless the United States dropped its hostile policy and removed nuclear threats to the North, adding that its nuclear program could not be traded for economic aid.
North Korea also designated eight new naval firing zones near its eastern and western sea borders with South Korea in a move that could raise tensions.
North Korea quit the disarmament-for-aid negotiations and conducted a second nuclear test last year, drawing tightened United Nations sanctions. North Korea has demanded a lifting of the sanctions and peace talks formally ending the 1950-53 Korean War before it returns to the negotiating table.
North Korea's "nuclear deterrent for self-defense will remain as ever and grow more powerful as long as the US nuclear threat and hostile policy persist," Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch from Pyongyang.
North Korea's "dismantlement of its nuclear weapons can never happen unless the hostile policy towards the nation is rolled back and the nuclear threat to it removed."
North Korea claims it was compelled to develop atomic bombs to cope with US nuclear threats.
The newly designated "naval firing zones" are effective from today to Monday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. The joint chiefs, however, said there were no immediate signs of particular movement of North Korean troops.
Last month, North Korea fired artillery shells near its disputed western sea border, prompting the South Koreans to fire warning shots. No injuries or damage were reported.
North Korea also designated eight new naval firing zones near its eastern and western sea borders with South Korea in a move that could raise tensions.
North Korea quit the disarmament-for-aid negotiations and conducted a second nuclear test last year, drawing tightened United Nations sanctions. North Korea has demanded a lifting of the sanctions and peace talks formally ending the 1950-53 Korean War before it returns to the negotiating table.
North Korea's "nuclear deterrent for self-defense will remain as ever and grow more powerful as long as the US nuclear threat and hostile policy persist," Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch from Pyongyang.
North Korea's "dismantlement of its nuclear weapons can never happen unless the hostile policy towards the nation is rolled back and the nuclear threat to it removed."
North Korea claims it was compelled to develop atomic bombs to cope with US nuclear threats.
The newly designated "naval firing zones" are effective from today to Monday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday. The joint chiefs, however, said there were no immediate signs of particular movement of North Korean troops.
Last month, North Korea fired artillery shells near its disputed western sea border, prompting the South Koreans to fire warning shots. No injuries or damage were reported.
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