{"id":39060,"date":"2018-12-28T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T05:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=39060"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:50:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:50:43","slug":"north-korea-marks-one-year-anniversary-of-completed-nuclear-weapons-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-marks-one-year-anniversary-of-completed-nuclear-weapons-program\/","title":{"rendered":"[Photo] North Korea marks one-year anniversary of alleged nuclear weapons program completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39061\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1-696x468.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/\uc120\ub3d9\uc790\ub8cc-1-624x420.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Korean lecture materials marking the anniversary of the purported completion of its nuclear weapons program. Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nationwide lectures have been held throughout North Korea to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the purported completion of its nuclear weapons program, according to documents obtained by Daily NK and sources inside the country.<\/p>\n<p>Daily NK previously reported that as North Korea celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding on September 9, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/photo-lecture-summary-reveals-continued-emphasis-on-nuclear-weapons-development\/\">the authorities ordered the delivery of lectures<\/a> placing emphasis on the country\u2019s \u201csuccessful attainment of nuclear weapons\u201d and [North Korea] as a \u201cnuclear superpower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities released nationwide propaganda on November 29 to mark one year since the \u2018completion of North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons program,\u2019 calling it a major historical achievement and great victory for the Party\u2019s Byungjin Line (parallel development of the economy and nuclear weapons),\u201d a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK.<\/p>\n<p>An additional source in Pyongyang added, \u201cThey\u2019ve told us that thanks to Chairman Kim, the threats of nuclear and imperialist aggression against our nation have ended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lectures intend to reinforce national unity and highlight Kim Jong Un\u2019s role in an unprecedented achievement in the country\u2019s history and espouse his leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p>Lecture materials from November obtained by Daily NK corroborate this information, reiterating the focus in \u201ccompleting the country\u2019s nuclear weapons program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The completion of the national nuclear weapons program] is the result of our excellent leader\u2019s brilliant, and warm embrace. [Thanks to our leader Kim Jong Un] the relentless invasion maneuvers and sanctions scheme against the Republic (North Korea) have gone up in smoke,\u201d the document claims.<\/p>\n<p>In November, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-propaganda-promotes-emp-attacks-using-nuclear-weapons\/\">North Korean officials charged with disseminating propaganda<\/a> informed residents of the significance of nuclear electromagnetic pulse weapons.<\/p>\n<p>On December 16, North Korea\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that if the US escalates its human rights campaign and increases sanctions it could \u201cblock the path to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula forever\u201d. The latest lectures turn the emphasis toward maintaining the country\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p>The lecture materials also highlighted the other track of the Byungjin Line: building the economy. \u201cOur Dear Respected Marshal\u2019s (Kim Jong Un) immortal achievement of the nuclear weapons program will stay with us forever. Now let\u2019s actively contribute to accelerating economic development to achieve the ultimate victory of the socialist cause!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide lectures have been held throughout North Korea to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the purported completion of its nuclear weapons program, according to documents obtained by Daily NK and sources inside the country. 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