金正恩命令朝鮮核武處於值班狀態
Kim Jong Un has ordered North Korea’s nuclear weapons to be placed on standby, ratcheting up tensions on the Korean peninsula following a UN Security Council approved tough new sanctions on the country.
金正恩(Kim Jong Un)已命令朝鮮的核武器要處於值班狀態。在聯合國安理會(UN Security Council)批准對朝實施嚴厲的新一輪制裁後，朝鮮半島緊張局勢再度升級。
The North Korean leader also said his country should turn its military posture to “pre-emptive attack” mode, the official Korean Central News Agency said on Friday.
據朝鮮官方的朝中社(Korean Central News Agency)週五報道，朝鮮領導人金正恩還表示朝鮮的軍事姿態要向着先發制人的方向轉化。
“The only way for defending the sovereignty of our nation and its right to existence under the present extreme situation is to bolster up nuclear force both in quality and quantity,” the KCNA quoted Mr Kim as saying. The news agency added that he had stressed the need for the country’s nuclear warheads to be “always on standby so as to be fired any moment”.
朝中社援引金正恩的話稱：“在當前的極端形勢下，捍衛我們國家主權和生存權的唯一途徑，只能是從質和量兩方面加強核力量。”朝中社還表示，金正恩強調朝鮮的核彈頭必須“做好隨時發射的準備”。
The UN Security Council voted on Wednesday to impose tougher sanctions on the Communist nation in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and a long-range rocket launch earlier this year.
聯合國安理會週三表決通過對朝實施更嚴厲的制裁，以迴應該國今年早些時候進行的第四次核試驗以及遠程導彈發射。
Responding to the KCNA report, Bill Urban, a US defence department spokesman, said: “We urge North Korea to refrain from provocative actions that aggravate tensions and instead focus on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments.”
美國國防部發言人比爾•厄本(Bill Urban)迴應朝中社的報道稱：“我們敦促朝鮮避免採取挑釁性行動來加劇緊張局勢，而是應致力於履行其國際義務和承諾。”
Mr Kim’s comments came ahead of joint military exercises between South Korea and the US this month, which Pyongyang sees as preparations for an invasion.
金正恩是在本月韓國和美國舉行聯合軍演前發表上述講話的，平壤方面將此次軍演視作入侵朝鮮的準備工作。
“Now is the time for us to convert our mode of military counteraction toward the enemies into an pre-emptive attack one in every aspect,” Mr Kim was quoted as saying.
朝中社援引金正恩的話表示：“對我們來說，現在是時候將我們的對敵軍事應對全面轉向先發制人模式了。”
