By Choe Sung Chol
Minju Joson
June 4, 2008

Pyongyang — An official of the U.S. Department of State, addressing an international meeting calling for banning the use of cluster bombs held in Dublin, Ireland, some days ago, jabbered that the ban on the use of cluster bombs is impossible as they are used for military purposes but asserted that “technological improvement” of them is enough for the present.

Children Victim by Cluster BombsHe threatened that the U.S. would not deploy its warships for peace-keeping operations in the future in case the treaty made at the Dublin meeting takes effect.

The U.S. adamant insistence on the use of cluster bombs goes to prove that it is, indeed, the worst human rights abuser in the world and the crudest violator of international law.

In the past the U.S. indiscriminately used cluster bombs causing mass killings, doing tremendous harm to humankind.

Precisely for this reason many countries of the world have demanded a total ban on the use of cluster bombs and international efforts have been increased to achieve the goal.

The ulterior aim sought by the U.S. in persistently insisting on the use of cluster bombs, lending no heed to the demand of the international community, is to continue stockpiling such weapons of mass destruction as cluster bombs in a bid to maintain a military edge and dominate the world by strength.

The U.S. stepped-up moves to develop ultra-modern weapons including laser weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles and modernize them can be viewed as part of the measures to maintain military supremacy.

The world peace and security are gravely threatened by the above-said frantic moves of the U.S. to modernize the armed forces.

The U.S. dares not provoke the DPRK though it has already worked out a scenario for a war against the latter as its military forces remain strong.

The army and people of the DPRK will as ever increase its capability for self-defence in every way under the uplifted banner of Songun. (Summary by KCNA)



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