The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.

The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.

The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs.

The military might of a country represents its national strength. Only when it builds up its military might in every way can it develop into a thriving country.

North Korea will never give up its arsenal. It's all that is keeping us alive. Look at Saddam Hussein - and we never forget that North Korea was named as part of the "axis of evil" a year before the United States invaded Iraq. Do you think we would be stupid enough to believe American promises after all this? We are a nuclear power. That is not negotiable. We are willing to talk about limits freezes - but we would need to be given something in return security, in the form of diplomatic recognition by Washington and guarantees of nonaggression from China, Japan and the United States.

Want to know what’s more destructive than a nuclear bomb? Words.

The entire United States is within range of our nuclear weapons, and a nuclear button is always on my desk. This is reality, not a threat.