Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published • loading... • Updated

Senior NK Diplomat Says Nuclear Status Can Never Be Reversed 'in Any Circumstances'

Summary by The Korea Times
WASHINGTON — A senior North Korean diplomat reiterated Monday that Pyongyang's status as a "nuclear weapons state" can never be reversed "in any circumstances" or "by any means," stressing that the claimed status has been "uncompromisingly and permanently fixed." Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong made the remarks in an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, defending North Korea's nuclear deterrent as an "irresistible" force to defe…

7 Articles

Lean Left

WASHINGTON — A senior North Korean diplomat reiterated Monday that Pyongyang's status as a "nuclear weapons state" can never be reversed "in any circumstances" or "by any means," stressing that the claimed status has been "uncompromisingly and permanently fixed." Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong made the remarks in an address to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, defending North Korea's nuclear deterrent as an "irresistible" force to defe…

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
Read Full Article

(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondents Lim Soo-jung and Kim Yeon-sook = Kim Son-kyong, North Korea's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated in a speech at the UN General Assembly on the 28th (local time) that "the status of a nuclear power [is] under any circumstances...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
Read Full Article
Lean Right

In a speech at the UN General Assembly, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-kyong reaffirmed that North Korea's status as a nuclear power is an absolute force that is physically and legally irreversible. He argued that North Korea's nuclear weapons serve as a war deterrent maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strongly criticized military cooperation between South Korea and the U.S. as well as Japan's rearmament. He…

On the 28th, North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Song-kyong delivered a speech at the UN General Assembly, emphasizing that North Korea's status as a nuclear power "cannot be overturned under any circumstances." In his speech, Vice Foreign Minister Kim criticized the United States for developing the US-Japan-South Korea military alliance, which targets North Korea, into a "more aggressive military bloc with nuclear elements." He also claimed…

Read Full Article

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-kyong reiterated at the UN General Assembly that North Korea's status as a nuclear power is irreversible.

“North Korea’s Nuclear Deterrent is an Absolute Power to Safeguard Peace”: Fierce Criticism of South Korea-U.S. Joint Military Exercises and Push to Acquire Nuclear Submarines. North Korea stated at the UN General Assembly that it “reaffirms its official position that its status as a nuclear power cannot be reversed under any circumstances or by anything.” Kim Son-kyong, North Korea’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, made these remarks during a…

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources lean Right
67% Right

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

조선일보 broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal