Korea says its nuclear status is irreversible
North Korea announced at the United Nations that it is an irreversible nuclear state. Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for pushing for North Korea's denuclearization as a "provocative act" of interference in its internal affairs.
Reuters, Seoul, September 15th - According to the Korean Central News Agency on Monday, the permanent mission of North Korea to the United Nations stated that North Korea's status as a nuclear country is irreversible and condemned the U.S. proposal for denuclearization as "inopportune."
The permanent mission of North Korea to the United Nations in Vienna said: "The status of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state has been permanently stipulated by the state's highest basic law and is irreversible."
DPRK is the official name of North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Pyongyang criticized the U.S. for pushing for North Korea's denuclearization as a "provocative act" of interference in its internal affairs, while also arguing that its nuclear weapons are an "inevitable choice" to protect the country from American nuclear threats.
According to the United Nations website, from 2006 to the end of 2017, North Korea conducted six nuclear test explosions and 20 ballistic missile launches. Especially in 2017, North Korea advanced its nuclear and ballistic missile program at an astonishing speed, not only launching intercontinental ballistic missiles but also conducting the sixth nuclear test, which triggered an earthquake of magnitude 6.1.
In response to North Korea's nuclear program and the threat it poses to international peace and security, as of the end of December 2017, the UN Security Council passed ten resolutions against North Korea, imposing sanctions. In 2017 alone, three resolutions were passed, each further tightening the sanctions against North Korea.
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