By Xinhua,
Pyongyang : The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday blasted U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s comment on bolstering U.S. nuclear forces.
Gates vowed to bolster nuclear forces in order to “deter potential enemies’ provocations” during a speech at an air force base in Virginia, said a commentary carried by the official Rodong Sinmun daily.
The United States has been advocating “peace” and “disarmament” to other countries while beefing up its nuclear forces and stepping up the arms race, said the commentary.
The article comes at a time when a breakthrough in the disarmament of the DPRK’s nuclear program is about to be made.
The DPRK was reportedly going to submit the long overdue declaration of its nuclear inventory on Thursday and Washington will accordingly begin the process of removing Pyongyang from its terrorism and sanctions blacklists.