North Korea vows "annihilating strike" if attacked

[Snowden]

North Korea vows "annihilating strike" if attacked


North Korea ratcheted up the rhetoric in its war of words with Washington by promising an "annihilating strike" with its nuclear deterrent should the United States launch an attack, its media said on Monday.

Over the weekend, North Korea said it would bolster its deterrent in response to a U.S. threat, marking the first time it has so specifically mentioned the subject since a crisis began over its suspected plans to test-fire a long-range missile.

"The army and people of the DPRK are now in full preparedness to answer a pre-emptive attack with a relentless annihilating strike and a nuclear war with a mighty nuclear deterrent," its communist party newspaper said on Monday.

DPRK is short for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The report carried on the KCNA news agency said the U.S. had increased tension by bringing new spy planes to the peninsula.
North Korea said in February 2005 it possessed nuclear weapons. It has threatened to build up its nuclear arsenal several times since then in response to what it perceived as increased U.S. threats.

U.S. officials have said North Korea is preparing to test a long-range ballistic missile that some experts say could reach parts of the United States.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060703/pl_nm/korea_north_deterrent_dc

[The_Federalist]

The usual chest beating by the North. However with that being said...

The Taepondong 2 missle is a serious threat, and it may be able to deliver a reduced payload to the continental United States. While its nuclear program is still very limited, the DPRK does posses in significant quantities chemical and biological agents. It is rumored one out every four artillery munitions that would be fired are a biological or chemical agent.

North Korean long range artillery is still probably the biggest threat.

[Caldric]

Kinda funny they beat their chest whenever they fall out of the spotlight. Everyone would just forget they exist if they don't threaten world annihilation once in a while.