PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed on Saturday to counter any slightest move of South Korea's "preemptive attack" with more rapid and powerful preemptive attack of its own mode, according to the official news agency KCNA.
On Wednesday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean forces raised "a hue and cry" over the "nuclear threat" from the DPRK and called for a "preemptive attack" on its nuclear bases by use of precision guided weapons when necessary, the KCNA said.
On Saturday, head of the DPRK delegation to the inter-Korean general-level military talks sent a notice to the chief of the South Korean delegation, saying "These outbursts are the gravest challenge ever in the history of the inter-Korean relations and a reckless provocation little short of a war declaration against the DPRK," according to the KCNA.
The notice asked for an apology from South Korea for the remarks, otherwise the Korean People's Army will take such a resolute measure as totally banning the passage of persons in authority of South Korea including military personnel through the Military Demarcation Line as an immediate step, the KCNA added.
