Kim Myong-chol

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]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

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
  • Kim Myong-chol (2001). Kim Jong Il: Day of having Korea reunified: North Korean scenario for war and peace (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. OCLC 276274813.
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See also

References
  1. "9770413". viaf.org. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. Interdicting will cause nuclear strike: N Korea 'spokesman'
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/HJ06Dg01.html
  8. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/15/1058034999756.html
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