Kim Myong-chol (김명철, born 1944[1]) is a Korean writer and editor based in Japan and an unofficial spokesperson of North Korea,[2] regularly travelling to Pyongyang and around the world portraying the North Korean leadership and politics. He was a close associate of Kim Jong-il.[3] His articles have appeared in many publications, including Asia Times and Asia Research. Among the several books that he has written is Kim Jong-il — Military Strategy for Reunification.[4] His books have been banned in South Korea.[5] Currently, he is the Executive Director of CFKAP (Center for Korean-American Peace), based in Tokyo, Japan. He holds North Korean nationality and a North Korean diplomatic passport.[6]
He has claimed variously that "North Korea has all types of nuclear bombs and warheads, atomic, hydrogen and neutron, and the means of delivery, short-range, medium-range and long-range, putting the whole of the continental US within effective range" and that "[u]nlike all the previous wars Korea fought, a next war will be better called the American War or the DPRK-US War because the main theater will be the continental US, with major cities transformed into towering infernos."[7] Additionally, he has threatened Australia with similar results, stating "[i]f Australia becomes part of American manipulation against North Korea, North Korea reserve the right to strike back on Australia".[8]
Works
edit- Myong Chol, Kim (2001). Kim Jong Il: Day of having Korea reunified: North Korean scenario for war and peace (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 276274813.
- — (2001). "Kim Jong Il's Military Strategy for Reunification". Comparative Strategy. 20 (4): 303–420. doi:10.1080/713839467. ISSN 0149-5933. S2CID 153683201.
- — (13 February 2004). "Kim Jong Il's nuclear strategy". Association for Asia Research. Archived from the original on 26 April 2004.
- — (6 October 2006). "Kim's message: War is coming to US soil". Speaking Freely. Asia Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "9770413". viaf.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Interdicting will cause nuclear strike: N Korea 'spokesman'". ABC.
- ^ "People in DPRK news". Pyongyang Square. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ Kim, Myong Chol (2001). "Kim Jong Il's Military Strategy for Reunification". Comparative Strategy. 20 (4): 303–420. doi:10.1080/713839467. ISSN 0149-5933. S2CID 153683201.
- ^ Myong Chol, Kim (13 February 2004). "Kim Jong Il's nuclear strategy". Association for Asia Research. Archived from the original on 26 April 2004.
- ^ "PRK-AD-02001". PRADO. Council of the European Union.
- ^ Kim, Myong Chol (6 October 2006). "Kim's message: War is coming to US soil". Speaking Freely. Asia Times. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006.
- ^ "Target Australia? Tell him he's dreaming". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 15 July 2003.