Kim vows to ‘irreversibly’ cement North Korea’s nuclear status - AP News
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his country's nuclear weapons status irreversible and called South Korea hostile.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to make his country's nuclear weapons status "irreversible" and denounced South Korea as the "most hostile" nation, according to state media reports. The comments reflect intensifying rhetoric from Pyongyang as nuclear tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula, where the two countries remain technically at war under a 1953 armistice rather than a peace treaty. Kim's pledge to cement nuclear capabilities signals his regime's commitment to maintaining weapons as a deterrent against what it perceives as external threats. The characterization of South Korea as hostile underscores the deteriorating relationship between Seoul and Pyongyang, particularly as the Trump administration reassesses U.S. policy toward North Korea. Such declarations typically accompany weapons tests or military exercises and are meant to signal resolve to both domestic audiences and international adversaries.
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