North Korea Declares It Is Not Bound by Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear Status Unchanged
North Korea asserts it is not bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and its status as a nuclear-weapon state will not change. It withdrew from the NPT in 2003 and has since conducted six nuclear tests.
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(Central News Agency, Seoul, 7th, comprehensive foreign report) North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations stated that North Korea is not bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and external pressure will not change its status as a nuclear-weapon state.
Agence France-Presse reported that Pyongyang threatened to withdraw from the NPT in 1993 and formally withdrew in 2003. Since then, North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests and has been sanctioned by multiple UN Security Council resolutions. It is believed that North Korea currently possesses dozens of nuclear warheads.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted Kim Song, North Korea's top representative to the United Nations, as saying that during the 11th NPT Review Conference currently being held at the UN Headquarters, the United States and some countries following it "groundlessly questioned the current status and exercise of sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."
He stated: "The status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear-weapon state will not change due to external remarks or unilateral will."
He emphasized: "It is once again clearly stated that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will not be bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty under any circumstances."
Pyongyang has also dispatched ground troops and artillery to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to observers, North Korea has received military technology from Russia in exchange.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report indicates that as of January 2025, the world's nine nuclear-weapon states, including Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea, collectively possess 12,241 nuclear warheads.
According to SIPRI, the United States and Russia hold nearly 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, and both countries have continued to pursue large-scale nuclear modernization programs in recent years. (Editor: Hsu Rui-cheng) 1150507
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(Central News Agency, Seoul, 7th, comprehensive foreign report) North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations stated that North Korea is not bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and external pressure will not change its status as a nuclear-weapon state.
Agence France-Presse reported that Pyongyang threatened to withdraw from the NPT in 1993 and formally withdrew in 2003. Since then, North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests and has been sanctioned by multiple UN Security Council resolutions. It is believed that North Korea currently possesses dozens of nuclear warheads.
North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) quoted Kim Song, North Korea's top representative to the United Nations, as saying that during the 11th NPT Review Conference currently being held at the UN Headquarters, the United States and some countries following it "groundlessly questioned the current status and exercise of sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."
He stated: "The status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear-weapon state will not change due to external remarks or unilateral will."
He emphasized: "It is once again clearly stated that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will not be bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty under any circumstances."
Pyongyang has also dispatched ground troops and artillery to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to observers, North Korea has received military technology from Russia in exchange.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report indicates that as of January 2025, the world's nine nuclear-weapon states, including Russia, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea, collectively possess 12,241 nuclear warheads.
According to SIPRI, the United States and Russia hold nearly 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, and both countries have continued to pursue large-scale nuclear modernization programs in recent years. (Editor: Hsu Rui-cheng) 1150507
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