US EditionNorth Korea Says Nuclear Weapons Status ‘Irreversible’
North Korea's law permanently affirms its nuclear weapons status as irreversible, opposing US criticism and advancing missile programs despite international pressure.
- On Monday, September 15, 2025, North Korea’s United Nations mission in Vienna issued a statement affirming that its identity as a nuclear weapons state is firmly established in its highest laws and cannot be reversed.
- This declaration followed the US raising North Korea's nuclear program at a recent International Atomic Energy Agency session and reiterating demands for denuclearization.
- North Korea condemned the US for hostile intentions and political provocation, stating it will firmly oppose any attempt to alter its nuclear status and noted it has no official relations with the IAEA after withdrawing in 1994.
- Kim Jong Un recently inspected a new missile production line and affirmed Pyongyang's policy to simultaneously build nuclear and conventional forces, with the new missile engine intended for the Hwasong-20 ICBM under development.
- The statements and recent military activities indicate that North Korea intends to expand both its nuclear capabilities and conventional forces, affirming its permanent nuclear status and continuing to reject U.S. calls for denuclearization.
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North Korea nuclear weapons status 'irreversible,' state says, as US-Japan-South Korea drills begin
VCG/VCG via Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korean officials on Monday said the country’s status as nuclear state “has become irreversible,” despite efforts by the West to negotiate an end to the production of those weapons, according to state media. “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,” North Kor…
North Korea has reiterated that its state-owned nuclear weapons status is ‘reversible’, being permanently devoted to its legislation, has reported to the North Korean news agency KCNA for months. The response comes in response to recent criticisms brought by Washington before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reports the EEF, according to Agerpres.
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