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North Korea threatens 'merciless' nuclear offensive
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| Last Edited | kal Jun 11, 2009 06:23am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | AP |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | North Korea today warned it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked, two weeks after testing a Hiroshima-size device.
It appeared to be the first time the communist state had referred to its nuclear arsenal as "offensive" in nature. Pyongyang has long claimed that its nuclear weapons programme is for self-defence against perceived US threats.
"Our nuclear deterrent will be a strong defensive means ... as well as a merciless offensive means to deal a just retaliatory strike to those who touch the country's dignity and sovereignty even a bit," the state-run Minju Joson newspaper said in a commentary carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
Separately, a man reported to be the eldest son of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-il, added weight to reports that his youngest brother would succeed his father.
"Well, I hear the news by media. I think [it's] true," Kim Jong-nam said in an interview with the Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi. "My father loves very much my brother as his son. I hope he can do his best for North Korean people for their happiness and better life."
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