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北韓稱美韓核演習顯示有必要強化核嚇阻力
首爾，11月2日（路透社）——據北韓官媒朝鮮中央通信社（KCNA）報導，北韓週一表示，近期美國與南韓的聯合軍事演習是針對北韓的核戰演練，並矢言加速強化其核嚇阻力。SEOUL, Nov 2 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday a recent US-South Korean joint military exercise was a nuclear war rehearsal targeting the country and vowed to accelerate efforts to strengthen its nuclear deterrent, according to state media KCNA.
執政的北韓勞動黨副部長金正植（Kim Jong Sik）表示，「鐵鎚」（Iron Mace）演習顯示，美國「以核武扼殺北韓的狂妄野心」仍未改變，這類威脅「正與日俱增」。Kim Jong Sik, a deputy department director in the ruling Workers’ Party, said the Iron Mace exercise showed the US remained unchanged in its "wild ambition to stifle North Korea with nukes" and that such threats were "escalating with each passing day."
他說，「鐵鎚」及華府與首爾其他聯合軍事活動，凸顯北韓有必要以更快速度強化核武力量。He said Iron Mace and other joint military activities by Washington and Seoul underscored the need for North Korea to bolster its nuclear forces at a faster pace.
據南韓軍方表示，美國與南韓於9月29日至10月2日舉行「鐵鎚」演習，目的在整合美國核能力與南韓傳統武力。The United States and South Korea held Iron Mace, an exercise aimed at integrating US nuclear capabilities with South Korean conventional forces, from September 29 to October 2, according to Seoul's military.
分析人士表示，由負責監督北韓核武與飛彈研發及生產的關鍵官員金正植發表聲明，闡述北韓核政策，並不尋常；這個角色通常較常由國防部或外交部承擔。Analysts said it was unusual for Kim, a key official overseeing North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and production, to issue a statement setting out the country’s nuclear policy, a role more commonly taken by the defence or foreign ministry.
北韓大學院大學（University of North Korean Studies）名譽教授梁茂進（Yang Moo-jin）表示，金正植的角色可能正從飛彈研發與生產，擴大到涵蓋核武與飛彈政策。Yang Moo-jin, a professor emeritus at the University of North Korean Studies, said Kim’s role could be expanding beyond the development and production of missiles to include nuclear and missile policy.
9月發生邊界地雷爆炸後，兩韓緊張情勢升高；北韓隨後威脅，要在10月底前恢復對南韓的擴音器宣傳廣播。Tensions have escalated between the two Koreas after a border mine explosion in September, with North Korea subsequently threatening to resume loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts toward the South by the end of October.
不過，南韓軍方週一表示，目前尚無已確認跡象顯示平壤已落實這項威脅。South Korea’s military said on Monday, however, there were no confirmed indications yet that Pyongyang had followed through on the threat.
（Kyu-seok Shim報導；Ed Davies編輯）(Reporting by Kyu-seok ShimEditing by Ed Davies)