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Monday, August 29, 2011

N.Korea Desperately Seeking Cutting-Edge Weaponry

MiG-21 Bison (Fishbed)North Korea is going all out to secure armaments, as the presence of North Korean Air Force Commander Ri Pyong-chol on leader Kim Jong-il's visit to Russia indicates. Kim wrapped up his visit to Russia and returned to North Korea via China on Saturday.

During one visit to China in May last year, Kim brought along Ju Kyu-chang, the first vice-director of the Ministry of Defense Industry, and on his next visit in August, he brought Ju as well as Pak To-chun, Workers Party secretary for munitions.

A North Korean source said Kim "probably wanted China's help" in modernizing his country's aging weapons.

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