N. Korea blames US for 'worse crisis' in nuclear order, justifies its arsenal
North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of driving the global nuclear order into "the worst crisis" through its "nuclear proliferation activities" and used the accusation to defend its own nuclear program. The accusation came in a foreign ministry's "memorandum" carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), hours after Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong told the U.N. General…
North Korea has blamed the United States for driving the global nuclear order into its worst crisis, using this accusation to justify its own nuclear program. This assertion appeared in a memorandum from North Korea's foreign ministry, published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Just hours before this, North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister, Kim Son-gyong, informed the United Nations General Assembly in New York that Pyongyang's nuclear program is an "irresistible force" necessary to safeguard its sovereignty and security against external threats.
According to the memorandum, Washington has irresponsibly abandoned its disarmament obligations as a nuclear-weapon state. It claims that the rapid buildup of U.S. nuclear forces and its blatant nuclear proliferation left North Korea with no choice but to play a more active role as a responsible nuclear-weapon state. The document pinpoints the U.S. as the primary cause of global nuclear proliferation, citing its own nuclear buildup and modernization, as well as its withdrawal from arms-control treaties.
Furthermore, North Korea highlighted U.S. nuclear-powered submarine cooperation with South Korea, adding to its grievances against the United States.
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