N. Korea Suggests It Can Strike U.S. First

N. Korea Suggests It Can Strike U.S. First
By JAE-SOON CHANG, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

(03-21) 09:33 PST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) --


North Korea suggested Tuesday it had the ability to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States, according to the North's official news agency. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the North had built atomic weapons to counter the U.S. nuclear threat.


"As we declared, our strong revolutionary might put in place all measures to counter possible U.S. pre-emptive strike," the spokesman said, according to the Korean Central News Agency. "Pre-emptive strike is not the monopoly of the United States."


Last week, the communist country warned that it had the right to launch a pre-emptive strike, saying it would strengthen its war footing before joint South Korea-U.S. military exercises scheduled for this weekend.


The spokesman also said it would be a "wise" step for the United States to cooperate on nuclear issues with North Korea in the same way it does with India.

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In the near future one of these 2 for a nickle countries is going to use nukes on another nation. You know it going to happen, its just a matter of time and circumstance. I submit its way past time for the US to flex its nukes and put paid to the trouble makers before they cause a major nuke exchange between the major powers. North Korea, Iran, are two at the top of the list in need of a take down.