Consider The Source
From the source article:
Kim Myong Chol is author of a number of books and papers in Korean, Japanese and English on North Korea, including Kim Jong-il's Strategy
for Reunification. He has a PhD from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Academy of Social Sciences and is often called an "unofficial"
spokesman of Kim Jong-il and North Korea.
(Copyright 2009 Kim Myong Chol.)
It's a stretch to refer to an opinion piece written by one commentator -- a commentator with a North Korean degree in
Social Sciences no less
(please give the significance of that credential an extra moment's thought, if you will) -- as coming from "the press".
The author makes several claims of dubious credibility with respect to nuclear weapons technology, sensitive DPRK nuclear defense deployments and DPRK
military planning that, if actually true, he almost certainly would not publicly divulge -- or divulge accurately, at least -- given his apparent
loyalties.
Although he may take pride in referring to himself as Kim Jong-Il's "unofficial spokesman", it is highly doubtful that he actually speaks for
anyone but himself, and I think that's worth keeping in mind when considering his claims.
(Just my personal opinion, nothing more.)