North Korea condemns Japan's purchase of Tomahawks, calling it the region's biggest threat. Last month, the Ministry of Defense officially signed a contract with the United States to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles.
North Korea has changed its policy of viewing South Korea as a hostile state rather than a subject of unification. On the other hand, the Labor Party's official newspaper Rodong Sinmun used the term ``Korea Korea'' to refer to South Korea in an article reporting on a fighter jet crash.