Press Statement by Chief of Foreign News
Section of Department of Press and Information

of DPRK Foreign Ministry

Pyongyang, March 7 (KCNA) -- The chief of the Foreign News Section of the
Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued the
following press statement on Monday:
Despite our repeated warnings, the U.S. intentionally continues to aggravate
the situation in the Korean peninsula and the region.
Today, the U.S. nuclear strategic bomber B-52 flew into the Korean peninsula
again in three months and staged the fifth round of joint air drill this year. This
is a reckless military provocation pushing the situation in the Korean
peninsula deeper into the bottomless quagmire.
The recent joint air drill, staged in the wake of the "drill for operating extended
deterrence means" held in February, clearly shows that the U.S. scheme to
use nuclear weapons against the DPRK is being carried forward at the level
of an actual war.
The danger of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula is turning from an
imaginary stage to a realistic one due to the irresponsible deeds of the U.S.
and south Korea keen on the bellicose armed demonstrations contrary to the
aspiration of the international community for detente and stability.
The unbroken chain of provocative military actions of the U.S. against the
DPRK are foretelling the aggressive nature of large-scale U.S.-south Korea
joint military exercises, which are to be launched in a few days, and the
gravity of the catastrophic tension that will be entailed by them.
We express deep regret over the irresponsible and worrying muscle-flexing of
the U.S. and south Korea, which are constantly pushing the situation in the
Korean peninsula to an unpredictable state, and strongly demand an
immediate stop to the military hostile acts of disturbing peace and stability in
the Korean peninsula.

If the dangerous military provocations of the U.S. and south Korea continue to
remain undisturbed, there is no guarantee that there will be no violent
physical conflict in the Korean peninsula where huge armed forces of both
sides are in acute confrontation.
The international community should join the DPRK in its peace-loving efforts
to promote detente in the Korean peninsula and the region and send a clear
signal to the U.S. and south Korea to stop the war drills at once. -0-