Sunday, July 5, 2009

North Korea News Updates -- July 5, 2009

A television screen at the Seoul Railway Station shows news
of North Korea's multiple missile launch. Photo AFP


N.Korea Boasts Of Military Strength -- Yahoo News/AFP

SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea on Sunday hailed the prowess of its military after it test-fired a salvo of seven ballistic missiles in a show of strength that earned international criticism and talk of further isolation.

In a commentary, the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun praised Pyongyang's "army-first policy" which gave North Korea the capacity to hit enemies with what it called a "merciless" strike.

"Our defence industry... laid a firm foundation to produce any kind of (weapons) needed for modern warfare freely," the newspaper said.

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More News On North Korea

SKorea says NKorean missiles can hit key targets -- Yahoo News/AP
Officials: Missiles show N. Korea skills improving -- AP
North Korean Missiles Defy U.N. Resolution -- Wall Street Journal
In N. Korea, Missiles Herald A Defiant 4th -- Washington Post
North Korea may have shot mid-range missile -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Seven N. Korea missile tests defy the West -- Washington Times
U.S. Condemns North Korean Missile Tests -- New York Times
Happy Independence Day, U.S. Imperialists! -- Wired News
North Korea’s July 4th fireworks show -- Christian Science Monitor
FACTBOX - North Korea's missile arsenal -- Reuters
S Korea steps up alert after North fires seven missiles -- The Australian
N. Korea Ship Sailing Northward -- Korea Times
Admiral: U.N. resolution made North Korean ship change course -- Stars And Stripes
Second Thoughts on North Korea’s Inscrutable Ship -- New York Times
North Korea moves to restrict economy -- L.A. Times
U.N. says North Korea food aid has dried up -- Reuters
Report says NKorea's Kim convalescing by the sea -- AP

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