Kim's sister says only 'idiots' believe N. Korea will give up nukes
SEOUL: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed as "idiots" those who believe North Korea will give up its nuclear arsenal. Kim Yo Jong asserted on Thursday that the DPRK's nuclear status is absolute and irreversible, calling any efforts to denuclearise the country "the familiar silly talk." North Korea has legally enshrined its nuclear weapons status, with its leadership declaring the arsenal permanent and irreversible.
US President Donald Trump recently claimed Pyongyang possesses 57 nuclear weapons, while Seoul estimates the figure to be between 80 and 120. Kim Yo Jong's statement came during the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna, where she dismissed any hope for denuclearisation as "the word of idiots." Despite the hostile forces' denial, she emphasized that the reality of the DPRK's nuclear position is permanently settled both physically and legally.
Since Kim Jong Un's second summit with Trump collapsed in 2019 over the terms of denuclearisation, the North's nuclear arsenal has continued to expand.
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