PYONGYANG, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Pyongyang warned on Saturday that if the
United States launched a preemptive attack against the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK), it would take defensive measures involving all means.
The U.S. is reportedly contemplating deploying a ca
rrier flotilla and one
task brigade equipped with new transport aircraft and other strategic means in
Pearl Harbor under the pretext of "threat " from the DPRK, the Korean Central
News Agency (KCNA) said in a commentary broadcast.
Also, a provocative anti-DPRK war scenario dubbed "5030" was said to be in
the making by the U.S. Defense Department, the commentary said.
"This is a part of the United States' extremely reckless preparations to
launch a nuclear war, pursuant to its strategy for a preemptive attack, going
beyond the phase of 'deterrence' that has been maintained so far while shunning
the DPRK's new, bold proposal," the KCNA said.
The U.S. had massively bolstered its troops in and around South Korea,
including the publication of an "arms buildup plan" for its forces present in
South Korea, and in the deployment of weapons and armies around the Korean
Peninsula, it added.
"It is quite clear that these dangerous military moves being staged by the
U.S., behind the scene of 'multilateral talks', are aimed at mounting a surprise
attack on the DPRK", the commentary said. End