North Korea declares nuclear weapons status irreversible

North Korea’s Foreign Ministry has stated that the issue of the country’s denuclearisation is finally and irreversibly closed, according to a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

“The U.S. and its vassal forces' absurd accusation against the DPRK and their collaboration for posing a nuclear threat to it can never affect the irreversible position of the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state,” the statement said. “The ‘denuclearization’ is an irreversibly finalized agenda.”

Pyongyang said it will continue strengthening its nuclear shield, which it views as a legitimate means of deterring external threats and maintaining regional stability. The Foreign Ministry added that military and technical alternatives are being developed using all available forces and means.

“The DPRK is firm and unshakable in its determination to control and counter with nukes, on the principle of ensuring security and defending peace by dint of powerful strength, the nuclear threat by the enemy countries aimed to encroach upon its absolute and inviolable sovereignty and security,” a ministry representative concluded.

By Jeyhun Aghazada