DPRK called ``enemy``in South Korean ``White Paper-2010`` on defence.

SEOUL, December 30 (Itar-Tass) - The regular "White Paper" on defence,
published on Thursday by the South Korean Defence Ministry, calls North
Korea and its armed forces as "an enemy".
This definition is regarded as tougher than in the previous document,
however, not as strong as "the main enemy", used earlier. North Korea was
called as "the direct and serious threat" for South Korean national
security in the latest edition "White Paper-2008".
"The North Korean regime and its armed forces are our enemy,
representing 'a serious threat' for South Korean security by implementing
such provocations as the torpedo attack on the Cheonan corvette and the
artillery shelling of Yeonpyeong Island", notes "the White Paper",
published now once in two years.
The document confirms for the first time that the North Korean army is
now equipped with the new main tank "Assaulting Tiger", based on the
Russian T-72 tank and equipped with a gun of 125mm or 115mm calibre. South
Korea believes that Pyongyang has 4,100 tanks. It is also reported that
the numerical strength of North Korean commandos increased from 180,000 to
200,000.
The edition notes that although the numerical strength of the North
Korean armed forces remains the same - 1.19 million men, several new
divisions appeared in their composition. North Korean armed forces have
170mm self-propelled guns and 240mm multiple missile launchers, capable of
rocketing the South Korea capital all of a sudden.
According to "the White Paper" estimates, North Korea accumulated 40
kilos of arms-grade plutonium, received through reprocessing of worked-out
uranium rods. The edition also expresses concern over North Korean
installations for uranium enrichment, including 2,000 centrifuges,
providing additional capabilities for manufacturing nuclear ammunition.
The new "White Paper" is called upon to send a serious warning to the
North of inadmissibility of repeating military provocations.
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