NKorea boasts of military strength after missile launches

AFP
Sunday, July 5, 2009

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.

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

The missiles, which the North are banned from firing under United Nations resolutions, were launched into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) Saturday in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday.

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