DPRK accuses US, S.Korea of provocative action
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-28 14:18
PYONGYANG -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday
accused the United States and South Korea of preparing for a nuclear war against
it.
The United States and South Korea "are totally revising and supplementing
their scenarios for a war against the DPRK," the official Korean Central News
Agency said on Friday, quoting a statement released by the Korean National Peace
Committee.
The DPRK conducted its first nuclear test on Oct. 9, sparking a harsh
reaction from the international community and sanctions from the UN Security
Council.
The United States reaffirmed its commitment to provide a nuclear umbrella for
South Korea after the test, and has been trying to press South Korea to support
the sanctions.
"Such madcap nuclear war moves against the DPRK are an extremely reckless
provocation," the statement said, warning that the two countries were driving
the situation to the worst phase.
The DPRK said such action proved that the United States "has no intention to
solve the nuclear issue on the peninsula."
South Korea on Thursday joined the U.S.-led sanctions against its neighbor by
preventing the entry of any DPRK personnel suspected of having links to the
country's nuclear and other weapons programs.
The DPRK warned Seoul on Wednesday not to follow the United States in
imposing sanctions against it.
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