Report of The Livestream “ Confrontation Between the Rifle and the Atomic Bomb “ 18.07.2026

To mark the 73rd anniversary of the victory of the Korean people in the Fatherland Liberation War against the US imperialists , the Korean Friendship Association of the UK (KFA UK ) and the British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea held a livestream via Youtube under the title “Confrontation Between the Rifle and the Atomic Bomb “ on the 18th of July at 1530 hours BST . This attracted the participation of KFA UK and British Group For the Study of the Juche Idea members from London ,Scotland , the north west and the south of England as well as international guests from many countries including overseas Korean compatriots in the USA .

A message of congratulations from the DPRK Embassy in London was read out which stated that “July 27, 2026 marks the 73rd anniversary of victory of the Korean people achieved in the Fatherland Liberation War by repulsing the armed invasion by the US imperialists.

In that war, the then two year old DPRK defeated the US, which boasted of being the “strongest” in the world and its satellite forces. It was a miracle unprecedented in history.

The victory in the war was the fruition of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung’s Juche-oriented military ideas, brilliant strategies and tactics and outstanding leadership, as well as the will to defeat the enemy , unparalleled bravery and mass heroism displayed by the Korean, who were firmly rallied around him.”

A message from KFA Switzerland said “The Great Fatherland Liberation War is a model for all struggles of peoples against imperialism and for national liberation and for the defence of independence and sovereignty.

The Korean people encouraged other peoples in their just struggles.

The Korean people became the hero of progressive mankind!

The KPA commanded by the great Generalissimo KIM IL SUNG, the invincible Supreme Commander and strategist of Mt. Paektu, was the first army in history which won a military victory over the "super power" United States!”

Dr Dermot Hudson Chairman of KFA UK and Chairman of the British Group For the Study explained that in the West the Fatherland Liberation War , which is referred to as the Korean War , is often referred to as the “Unknown War “ or” Forgotten War “.

Dr Hudson  in his presentation said in part    “Respected comrade KIM JONG UN said that “a  confrontation between rifle and atomic bomb.". The Fatherland Liberation War which is referred to as the Korean War in the West even though it was not a war between Koreans but between a small country and an imperialist superpower the US, was truly a David and Goliath struggle of a small and young country against a big country which had been undefeated in many world wars.

July 27th 1953 was the day when the US imperialists finally admitted they could not militarily defeat the DPRK and signed the Korean Armistice Agreement which actually contained a clause stipulating the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the Korean peninsula but the US reneged on this later. Mark Clark the commander of US forces in the War wrote `` "In carrying out the instructions of my government, I gained the unenviable distinction of being the first United States commander in history to sign an armistice without victory.’  and US General Bradley admitted that it was ‘ The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy’. These were confessions of US commanders that they were defeated in the Fatherland Liberation War.”

Questions and discussion followed with questions about the defeat of internal counter-revolutionary traitors , the sinking of US warships and the role of the USSR in the war.

The picture exhibition “Leading the Fatherland Liberation War to Victory “ was shared with the participants . Also the video "Celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War “ was shown .

The event concluded at 1700 hours BST

Crime of Japan, Sworn Enemy of Korean Nation

Pyongyang, July 19 (KCNA) -- The Japanese imperialists, who illegally occupied Korea in last century, committed all sorts of vicious crimes to prevent the Korean people from building a new country before their defeat.

Among them is the crime of deliberately destroying the industrial establishments in Korea.

The Japanese imperialists completely destroyed tens of major equipment and converters, including more than ten compressors at the then Hungnam Fertilizer Factory.

They pulled down 19 hydroelectric power stations and exploded power and transformer facilities at various power stations.

They submerged or destroyed 164 coal mines including Kowon Coal Mine and 178 mines including Unryul Mine. They also mercilessly destroyed railway factories, tunnels, railways, locomotives and wagons.

A typical example is that they drove a train carrying blasting powder into a tunnel of Saenggi Hill in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province and exploded it and throw into the sea all the machinery and equipment of the then Rajin Railway Factory.

They took away all the available vehicles when they run away.

Soon after the liberation of the country on August 15, 1945, there was no vehicle and facilities in the railway sector, and the railway operation came to standstill.

Such situation of railway transport, which accounted for over 90 per cent of the total passenger and freight transport, seriously hindered our people’s struggle for building a new society and the overall development of the national economy.

The Korean people can not rehabilitate the destroyed factories and enterprises because of the shortage of transport and operate the factories owing to the failure of the transport of raw and other fuel and other materials to the production places in time.

The Japanese imperialists thoroughly destroyed water transport facilities.

At the time of their defeat, they buried 70 machine ships amounting to 99 000 tons at sea in various ports and destroyed facilities including Chongjin and Rajin ports and small ferry facilities used in river transport.

The destruction of the industrial establishments in Korea is a hideous criminal act to prevent the Korean people from using them as an economic basis for political independence and as material means for creating a new life and improving their well-being after the liberation of the country. -0-

BGSJI and KFA UK on the 73rd anniversary of victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War against the US imperialists

   

BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 

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               20th July 2026
The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea (BGSJI)and the  Korean Friendship Association of the UK( KFA UK )  ,) issued a joint statement on the occasion of  the 73rd anniversary of the victory of the Korean people, led by great Generalissimo Kim Il Sung, in the great Fatherland Liberation War against the US imperialists;

The Korean people led by great Generalissimo Kim Il Sung defeated US imperialism on the battlefield some 72 years ago. July 27th  is celebrated by the Korean people as their second liberation day. It is an inspiration not only for the Korean people but for Juche idea followers, Songun idea followers and anti-imperialist fighters the world over so July 27th is celebrated across the globe from Bogotá to Belfast! 

Dear respected Chairman Kim Jong Un said "Our July 27 is the second Day of Liberation when our people defended with honour their country's dignity and sovereignty from the brigandish aggression by the U.S. imperialists, and also the day of proud victors that put the U.S. imperialists, who were recklessly attempting to gain hegemony in the world and enslave it, on a downhill march towards ruin."
                                     
                               

                          

  The heroic and glorious KPA commanded by the great leader Marshal Kim Il Sung tore the guts out of US imperialism. The US imperialists lost over 1,567,128 men including 405,498 US soldiers, 1,130,965 south Korean puppet troops, and 30,665 soldiers of their satellite states were killed, wounded or captured; 12,224 aeroplanes including "air fortress B-29" were downed, damaged or captured, 7,695 guns, 3,255 233 tanks and armoured cars were lost; and 564 warships and vessels including the heavy cruiser Baltimore and the flagship of Seventh Fleet Missouri were sunk or damaged. The loss suffered by the US imperialists was nearly 2.3 times greater than what they had suffered in the four years of the Pacific War during World War II. Even official US statistics showed during each of the three years of the Korean war they lost double the troops for each year of the Vietnam War.
    US General Mark Clark lamented mournfully that he was the first US commander to conclude an armistice without a victory.
   The Fatherland Liberation War of the Korean people was an unequal battle as the US imperialists threw in huge armed forces plus the troops of 15 of their satellite countries as well the Japanese militarists not to mention the south Korean puppets. The US imperialists used barbaric methods of warfare exceeding those of the Hitlerlite Nazis. They used germ and chemical warfare and carried out horrendous massacres. All these failed to subdue the Korean people who under the wise leadership of the great revolutionary leader Marshal Kim Il Sung achieved a great victory. The forces of the heroic KPA defeated the so-called "Invincible US 24th Division", taking its commander General Dean prisoner. Dean was the first US general to be captured by an opposing side. The KPA turned Height 1211 into a hill of heartbreak for the US imperialist aggressors.
                                   
                                             

   The KPA and Korean people fought in the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance based on the Juche Idea. The great revolutionary leader Marshal Kim Il Sung stated that “We must solve our problems no matter who is helping us and what help we get......Victory must be won by our strength” " It was their efforts that were primary in defeating the US imperialist aggressors"
   In the Fatherland Liberation War commanded by the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung, the reactionary bourgeois military theory was smashed by the Juche- orientated revolutionary military strategy and theory. Generalissimo Kim Il Sung continually stressed that the outcome of war is not determined by weapons or technology but by those who wield the weapons. . The victory of the Korean people led by the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung shattered  revisionist and pacifist theories about peaceful co-existence and 'non-violence'
 The Korean People's Army commanded by the great leader Generalissimo Kim Il Sung was a true people's army, an army of justice and liberation. It assisted the people. A strong spirit of Army-People unity prevailed throughout society. Summing up the significance of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War. The great revolutionary leader Marshal  Kim Il Sung said
"In this great struggle our people fought determinedly as one in mind under the correct leadership of the party and government and thereby withstood the harsh trials of war honourably and won a historic victory inflicting an ignominious defeat on US imperialism and its running dogs"

                                                           

                                                                      
The great leader comrade Kim Jong Il said
 "It was a great revolutionary war of worldwide significance, a war in which our people defended their motherland and inflicted the first-ever defeat on US imperialism, the ringleader of world imperialism, by waging a national, heroic struggle."
 Dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un said that the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War " was a military miracle unprecedented in the war history of mankind and a great feat of historical significance never seen before in the nation's history spanning 5 000 years."
     The Fatherland Liberation War ended in victory due to the Juche-orientated military tactics, Juche-orientated military thought and brilliant commanding art of the great leader supreme commander Generalissimo Kim Il Sung and the sublime heroism of the KPA. The myth of US invincibility was smashed to smithereens in the Fatherland Liberation War.  The victory in the Fatherland Liberation War inspired national liberation and revolutionary movements all over the world to struggle against the colonial system of the US-led imperialists bringing about an era of decline for  US imperialism an era of anti-imperialism. US imperialism's defeat in Korea preceded its defeat in Vietnam and elsewhere. The Korean people's victory in the Fatherland liberation war was a great contribution to the world revolutionary movement as it showed that US imperialism could be stopped in its tracks and beaten.               
   July 27th, the Day of Victory will shine eternally not only in the hearts and minds of the Korean people but the world progressives! The spirit of July 27th will inspire the Korean people to march onward and smash the sanctions of the hostile forces .
 US OUT OF KOREA!

BGSJI
KFA UK 

BGSJI and KFA UK support statement of DPRK Ministry of National Defence

   BRITISH GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF THE JUCHE IDEA 

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                         London 19th of July 2026

The British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and Korean Friendship Association UK issued the following joint statement  in support of the Press Statement of Spokesman for DPRK Ministry of National Defence which was issued on the 18th of July;

The press statement of the DPRK Ministry of National Defence of the 18t of July highlighted the fact that the US , Republic of Korea (ROK ) and Japan on the 15th of July agreed to further strengthen military co-operation against the DPRK . This three reactionary states ganging up on the DPRK to threaten and browbeat it . The US , ROK and Japan plan to hold the Freedom Edge war exercises against the DPRK .

The DPRK Ministry of National Defence  duly " cautions about the danger of the provocative trilateral military cooperation that creates a possibility for worrisome military confrontation and conflict in the Korean peninsula and gives a stern warning about its negative consequences for the regional security environment."

The US along with 30 other countries is currently staging the RIMPAC exercises which are slated to end on the 31st of July . On the 13th of July the US and ROK  staged the "Buddy Squadron " exercise with 4,400 . The US has also stationed a nuclear submarine in Guam .

The DPRK Ministry of National Defence is absolutely right to draw attention to these dangerous developments which threaten peace on the Korean peninsula and Asia-Pacific region. Moreover the DPRK is correct to take relevant measures to deter aggression and threats by the US , ROK and Japan .

BGSJI
KFA UK

Press Statement of Spokesman for DPRK Ministry of National Defence

Pyongyang, July 18 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement on Saturday:

The U.S.-Japan-ROK military collusion, which has recently been taking a more dangerous form with a nuclear element in it, is the root cause of undermining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and the Asia-Pacific region.

At the U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Chiefs of Defence meeting held in Washington on July 15, the enemy countries agreed to further strengthen the tripartite military cooperation, including the holding of Freedom Edge, the multi-domain joint military exercises targeting regional countries, taking issue with the constitutional position of the DPRK.

This clearly shows the invariable hostile attempt of the U.S., Japan and the ROK to attain a military superiority in the region and seek their hegemonic geopolitical interests through intensified trilateral military cooperation.

The DPRK Ministry of National Defence cautions about the danger of the provocative trilateral military cooperation that creates a possibility for worrisome military confrontation and conflict in the Korean peninsula and gives a stern warning about its negative consequences for the regional security environment.

The U.S.-Japan-ROK military nexus and war drills openly disregarding the security concerns of regional countries are persistently deteriorating the security environment in the Korean peninsula and the region.

On July 13 the U.S. and the ROK launched Buddy Squadron air drills aimed at increasing the joint attack capability and staged the largest-ever Combined Joint Sustainment Training with more than 4 400 troops and over 600 warships and planes involved.

And the U.S. permanently deployed Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine on Guam as part of its effort to bolster underwater combat strength in the western Pacific and is now staging RIMPAC, the largest-ever multinational joint naval drill in the world led by the U.S., Japan and the ROK, in the waters off Hawaii.

We can never remain indifferent to the serious security challenge posed by the U.S.-Japan-ROK triangular military cooperation, which is being integrated and developed in an offensive way day by day under the manipulation of the U.S., to the Korean peninsula and the region beyond it.

The DPRK reaffirms its stand to deter the military moves of the enemy countries and thoroughly manage the security environment in the Korean peninsula with its responsible will and effective actions to cope with the prevailing threat.

Proceeding from the viewpoint of powerful strength, the armed forces of the DPRK will never allow the imbalance of force in the region forced by the U.S.-Japan-ROK military nexus and always remain faithful to the constitutional mission to neutralize the actual security challenges and potential threats and reliably defend the security of the country and the regional peace. -0

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Meets and Has Photo Session with Participants in Eighth SWUK Congress

Pyongyang, July 18 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met with the participants in the Eighth Congress of the Socialist Women's Union of Korea on July 17.

The venue for the photo session was overflowing with the great excitement and joy of women's union officials and members who were waiting for the moment of glory and happiness, their earnest desire, after attending the significant congress held amid the great interest and congratulation of all other people of the country.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue, all the participants broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!", looking up to the tender-hearted father who put forward our women before the era and has shown them great trust and love.

An official of the women's union respectfully presented a bouquet of fragrant flowers to him, representing boundless reverence and best wishes for him.

Comrade Kim Jong Un congratulated the newly elected chairwoman and vice-chairwomen of the Eighth Central Committee of the SWUK, shaking hands with them.

He extended warm greetings of encouragement to the participants, who displayed through the largest-ever gathering in the history of the women's union the noble loyalty, preeminent revolutionary spirit, inexhaustible might of unity and patriotic enthusiasm of the Korean women unconditionally supporting what the Party is determined to do and faithfully carrying it out and successfully completed the work of the congress.

The past five years which have passed along with the great pioneering period of comprehensive rejuvenation are clearly associated with the devoted efforts of our strongest, steadfast, diligent and resourceful women who dynamically accelerated the advance of the country, he said, adding that the role of the women's union as educator and organizer and mobilizer obviously proved that when the women unite with a single will and intention and pool their wisdom, strength and enthusiasm, they can surmount any difficulties and realize any ideals.

It is our Party's highest pride and our state's great strength to have the women's organization full of the noble spirit of firmly trusting and following our Party only and passionately loving and defending socialism, a powerful group of women patriots without a parallel in their active role and fighting efficiency, he noted.

Our Party's great historic cause will be successfully accomplished and our state's dignity and might more fully demonstrated as our women are adding to beauty and freshness of their families and the society and giving steady continuity to the generation of patriotism and revolution with the noble viewpoint on life intended to place the duty to repay above the right to enjoy and feel a sense of pride of genuine life and joy on the road of patriotism and with the genuine maternal affection, he stressed

The gigantic struggle for transformation in the new era highlights the need to further strengthen the women's union in charge of a part of the revolution, he said, stating that the women's union organizations at all levels should first of all concentrate on the ideological education so as to firmly maintain the revolutionary nature, pure mind and beauty of our women who regard the Party's lines and policies as their faith and advance along only the road indicated by the Party.

He expressed the expectation and belief that all the women's union officials and members would always keep in mind their missions and duties they assumed before the era and the revolution, their families and society and become genuine patriots making a tangible contribution to the prosperity of the country always with a single mind and intention, and communist mothers and educators bringing their children up to be fine ones. And then he had a photo taken with them.

After the photo session, the participants broke into enthusiastic cheers, expressing their faith and will to firmly unite under the banner of the WPK and greet all happiness and glory under its loving care.

Comrade Kim Jong Un waved back to and extended warm encouragement to the participants who were raising stormy cheers in expression of their ardent loyalty and patriotic enthusiasm.

All the participants hardened their iron will to fully display with redoubled self-confidence and exertion the fighting efficiency of the women's union in the worthwhile struggle for the prosperity of our great state and the happiness and bright future of the rising generations. -0-

Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Exemplary Officers and Men of Construction and Engineering Unit

Pyongyang, July 18 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met and had a photo session with exemplary officers and men of a construction and engineering unit, who are performing brilliant feats of labour at major worksites for socialist construction, on July 17.

The officers and men of the unit were overflowing with the great excitement and joy as they would greet the moment of glory they always desired and awaited in the honorable days when they were building structures and dwellings symbolic of the great era of transformation.

When Comrade Kim Jong Un arrived at the venue for the photo session, they broke into stormy cheers of "Hurrah!"

Acknowledging the enthusiastically cheering crowd, he extended warm militant encouragement to the service personnel who are displaying the unconditional execution spirit and implacable power of execution in carrying out our Party's order.

He expressed the belief that all the officers and men of the unit would continue making remarkable achievements, the desires of the country and the people, in the vanguard of construction revolution for building structures of eternal value this year, too. And he had a photo taken with them.

They hardened their iron will to keep in mind Comrade Kim Jong Un's great trust in them and continue performing brilliant construction miracles and thus make a tangible contribution to the prosperity of the country. -0-