Foreign Correspondence

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NK Threatens to Turn Japan into `Sea of Fire'

The North Koreans at least understand the implications of the heightened U.S. presence in the Pacific while the oblivious Bush supporters are still locked on the Middle East.

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North Korea threatened Thursday that it will turn Japan into a ``nuclear sea of fire'' if the U.S. attacks it with nuclear weapons.
``If the U.S. ignites a nuclear wear, the U.S. military bases in Japan would serve as a detonating fuse to turn Japan into a nuclear sea of fire,'' North Korea's main newspaper Rodong Sinmun said.

The article, carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency, claimed that the danger of a nuclear war in Northeast Asia keeps increasing as a result of Washington's push to realign its military presence in this part of the world. About 70,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan.

``The U.S. selection of Japan as the most important vantage point in implementing its Korean and Asian military strategy is designed to put into practice its long-range attack strategy,'' it said.



09-23-2004 22:39