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North Korea says hostile US policy unchanged, nuclear arms to keep growing
The foreign ministry said nuclear arms are an absolute guarantee of sovereignty and dismissed hopes for easing tensions as meaningless.
- On Monday, North Korea's Foreign Ministry declared its nuclear arsenal an "absolute guarantee for defending its sovereignty," stating the country's policy toward the United States remains unchanged.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought a new summit with Kim Jong-un in recent weeks, while ordering a major reduction in the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises with South Korea to lower costs.
- Satellite imagery from May 17, 2026, reveals ongoing nuclear material production activity at the Yongbyon factory, contradicting expectations of detente and Pyongyang's rejection of denuclearization demands.
- Scheduled for September 7 to 11, the trilateral Freedom Edge exercise involving the U.S., Japan, and South Korea proceeds despite Pyongyang branding the drills a "threat" to regional security.
- Kim Yo Jong, the leader's sister, vowed that North Korea will respond to perceived hostility with the "toughest" countermeasures, dismissing recent drill reductions as insufficient to alter the country's stance.
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