As the 71st anniversary of the Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (the signing of the Korean War armistice), also known as Victory Day, approaches on July 27th, North Korea has declared that it has built a powerful nuclear deterrent that can forever end this long-standing war.
North Korea’s official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, published an article titled “A War Without Gunfire—Over 70 Years of Victory is Great” today. The article stated, “The enemies’ invasion and war frenzy have never ceased even for a moment.”
The article criticized the United States for its malicious intent following the Korean War. It accused American imperialists of exhibiting high levels of malice. It claimed that hostile forces, led by the U.S., had desperately tried to obliterate North Korean ideology and system, which it noted has the longest unchanging history. They cited joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises and sanctions against North Korea as evidence of this hostility.
It further claimed victory by strengthening national defense, including stockpiling nuclear deterrents in this “silent war.” The article stressed, “We have emerged not as the clean republic of the 1950s, but as a pivotal force that changes and leads the world, one of the epicenters of the international political landscape.”
The article further claimed that changes in the global political landscape and power dynamics are beginning to reflect North Korea’s influence, which it hailed as a historic miracle. It portrayed this shift as signaling North Korea’s emergence as a global power and marking the beginning of a new era in Korea.
The article attributed this progress to “the people, armed with the revolutionary thought of the great Kim Jong Un, who has further strengthened their unwavering loyalty to Kim Jong Un.” It emphasized the importance of loyalty to the North Korean leader as a key factor in the nation’s advancement.
It concluded by emphasizing that North Korea will persist in its fight to eliminate the source of war and establish a new era of peace and prosperity. The country will continue exercising its sovereignty and development rights until the new world that progressive humanity desires arrives.