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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Pyongyang, December 22 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said it must prevent Japan from acquiring nuclear weapons, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.
According to the agency, citing a statement by the director of the Institute of Japanese Studies at the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan has demonstrated its intention to acquire nuclear weapons by crossing a “red line” that is unacceptable for a state guilty of war crimes.
The ministry said Japan was reviewing its military security policy, as evidenced by strengthening its preemptive strike capability, easing restrictions on arms exports and revising the "three non-nuclear principles."
This is not a casual remark, but a direct manifestation of the nuclear weapons plan that Japan has long dreamed of, and it is a direct challenge not only to the Japanese constitution, but also to all international law, which sets out the responsibilities of a country defeated in World War II.
"Such reckless remarks from a high-ranking official responsible for making security recommendations to the government prove that Japanese political circles are making efforts to obtain nuclear weapons and expose Japan's belligerent and aggressive nature in all its nakedness," the statement said.
Japan's past history of aggression clearly demonstrates that if it were to acquire nuclear weapons, Asian countries would suffer greatly and humanity would face a massive catastrophe, the statement said. It emphasized that peace-loving nations must resolutely restrain Japan's military ambitions.
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