Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 13 (3 101) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, March 28, Juche 109(2020) Kim Jong Un directs live-fire artillery competition, oversees demonstration launches Kim Jong Un, rifles. chairman of the He received Workers’ Party of from the chief Korea, chairman of the General of the State Affairs Staff a report on C o m m i s s i o n its evaluation of of the DPRK the competition and supreme results. commander of The 3rd Corps the armed forces o v e r p o w e r e d of the DPRK, on others, while Mar 20 directed the 8th and 4th an artillery fire corps took second competition and third places between large respectively. combined units The Supreme of the Korean Leader was so People’s Army on satisfied with the the western front. combat readiness Supreme Leader of the 3rd Corps Kim Jong Un he signed his was greeted at c o n g r a t u l a t o r y the competition autograph on the ground by Army certificate of crack General Kim artillerymen to Su Gil, director be awarded to an of the General artillery battalion Political Bureau under the 3rd of the KPA, Army Corps, which read, General Pak Jong Chon, chief actual war. on the order and method of the “I admire the amazing combat of the General Staff of the KPA, Taking part in the competition were competition before guiding it. capability of the battalion. I am so commanding officers of the large the artillery units under the 3rd, 4th On his order, the corps satisfied and give special thanks combined units on the western and 8th corps of the KPA. commanders directly commanded to it. Kim Jong Un. March 20, front and other KPA commanding In the competition, the forward the artillery fire at the observation 2020”. officers. manoeuvre to the firing line of every post. Army General Pak Jong Chon The competition was aimed unit was assessed first and the firing In the contest the artillery units on awarded the certificates, medals and at inspecting and assessing the order was set by drawing lots to the western front showed amazing badges of crack artillerymen to the preparedness of the artillery forces fire guns of different calibres at the results with the marksmanship artillery battalions and companies on the western front without target islet from the set distances. they had polished in their ordinary which were successful in the prior notice to take necessary The total standings were decided drills. competition. measures, awakening all the units, by aggregating the firing results The Supreme Leader expressed The Supreme Leader gave fundamentally improving all the and the time taken to complete the satisfaction, saying that the important instructions on the forms, contents and methods of missions. artillerymen on the western front, direction of military and political artillery drills and definitely turning At the observation post, the especially those of the 3rd Corps, work, including the issue of ordinary drills into practicable Supreme Leader received a report were sharpshooters and they seemed warlike ones to provide against from the chief of the General Staff to be hitting the target with sniper SEE PAGE 2 Page 2 Sat, March 28, Juche 109(2020) tremendous Juche-oriented defence science and self-supporting defence industry of the DPRK state. The successive birth of new weapon systems of a Korean style constitutes a great event in the development and transformation of the armed forces of our state, the Supreme Leader said, describing the success as the brilliant fruition brought about by the Party’s correct line of developing the independent national defence industry and its policy of attaching importance to defence science and a clear demonstration of the might of the DPRK’s defence science and industry. The new-type weapon systems we have recently developed and the tactical and strategic weapon systems under development will make a decisive contribution to the realization of the Party’s strategic plan to bring about a radical turn in the national defence strategy, he said. We must further build up the striking capability to exterminate any enemy out of our territory if they Demonstration: Yong Song, Kim Jong Sik, Hyon After Kim Jong Un gave an order dare attempt to take military action Kim Jong Un oversees tactical Song Wol and other leading officials to fire, the Juche shells were fired against our state, and this is just the of the WPK Central Committee, with roaring sound and dazzling flare goal of the defence upbuilding set by guided rocket launches Army General Pak Jong Chon, to precisely hit a target islet. our Party, the most perfect national FROM PAGE 1 chief of the General Staff of the The fire clearly demonstrated the defence strategy and a truly credible Korean People’s Army, and KPA characters of differently-set flight war deterrent, he noted. intensifying training for all the KPA corps commanders. trajectories and falling angles, The Supreme Leader gave units as required by the prevailing Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un accuracy of guided shells and the important instructions on the situation. was greeted on the spot by leading power of payload. tasks to be carried out by every Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un officials in the field of national Recollecting with deep emotion defence science research field and watched the demonstration fire of defence science research, including the painstaking efforts made the new direction to be taken by tactical guided weapon on Mar 21. Jang Chang Ha and Jon Il Ho. by the Supreme Leader for the the munitions industry in order The demonstration was also seen The fire was aimed at reconfirming development of the powerful to implement the Party’s line of by Ri Pyong Chol, vice-chairman and showing the KPA commanding Korean-style tactical guided developing the independent defence of the Central Committee of the officers the tactical characters and weapon, all the observers including industry. Workers’ Party of Korea, and Jo power of a new weapon system to be the KPA commanding officers Yong Won, Kim Yo Jong, Hong delivered to KPA units. were filled with the pride in the KCNA LEAD the top and absolute priority to the interests of the people and performs miracles by relying Work indicates path of independent development on their united strength, modern streets and cultural and leisure centres have sprung up to be followed by people in succession and Korean-style technical innovations have Chairman Kim Jong Il in human history by creating development of history and the DPRK to win the widely been encouraged even authored the immortal work On the Juche idea to develop social revolution and guiding two revolutionary wars, under the vicious obstructive the Juche Idea on Mar 31 1982, the revolutionary struggle principles to be maintained in successfully carry out several moves of the hostile forces. in which he systematized the of the masses of people for the revolution and construction stages of social revolution The Juche idea is now Juche idea created by President independence onto a new, in a comprehensive way, and become independent in spreading across the world, Kim Il Sung. higher level and opening up a providing the Korean and politics, self-sustaining in the maintaining its powerful The Juche idea made it clear new era of history, the Juche world’s revolutionary peoples economy and self-reliant in influence. that man is a social being with era. And he integrated into with guidelines for waging a national defence. Juche idea study groups are independence, creativity and a system the philosophical vigorous struggle to champion Now the DPRK has launched active in many countries and consciousness and that he is principle, socio-historical and win their independence. an offensive to smash straight seminars, lectures and short the master of everything and principle and guiding The Juche idea fully proved through all difficulties by dint courses on the Juche idea are decides everything. principles of the Juche idea its scientific accuracy, of self-reliance to win fresh organized on a large scale every Kim Jong Il demonstrated and deepened and enriched it truthfulness, validity and victories in the building of year. And many people visit the in depth scientifically with new, original ideological vitality throughout the a powerful socialist nation, DPRK to feel and experience and theoretically that the and theoretical wealth. historical course of the Korean holding higher the banner of the vitality of the idea. President had achieved a great In the work he clarified revolution. Juche and independence. ideological feat unprecedented the law governing the It made it possible for In the DPRK, which pays By Kim Rye Yong PT Sat, March 28, Juche 109(2020) Page 3 FERTILIZER generators. It also developed and introduced a new program to monitor in real time and realize Production lines upgraded to cut cost the automatic control over the power production system and made power generating and increase output equipment including an efficient measurement protection device, The Namhung Youth thermal power station to get generating process by making said Hong Chol Nam, deputy large transformer and circuit Chemical Complex increases steam for fertilizer production. the most and effective use of chief engineer for production. breaker. fertilizer production by pushing It is said that the new steam waste gas from the generator in The new power generation Electricity generated here ahead with the technical production process consisting of the drying of rod coal, and other system was made by remodelling is used for lighting at various upgrading of overall production three large-capacity circulating processes also register good the process of handling steam public welfare facilities and processes.