North Korea says its nuclear weapons state is irreversible
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Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an “inevitable option” for defending the country from US nuclear threats.
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SEOUL – The permanent mission of North Korea to the UN said the country’s position as a nuclear weapons state was irreversible, denouncing the US “anachronistic” claims of denuclearisation, the official Korean Central News Agency reported on Sept 15.
“The position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a nuclear weapons state, which has been permanently specified in the supreme and basic law of the state, has become irreversible,” its permanent mission to the UN Office and international organisations in Vienna was quoted as saying, using the North’s official name.
While criticising the US push for denuclearisation as a “provocative act” that interferes in its internal affairs, Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an “inevitable option” for defending the country from US nuclear threats. REUTERS
