North Korea Vows To Expand Nuclear Arsenal, Rejects US Denuclearisation Demands
· World · The Independent, en.yna.co.kr
North Korea declared on Monday that it will continue strengthening its nuclear capabilities, dismissing American calls for denuclearisation as pointless. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that Washington’s hostile policy remains unchanged, citing ongoing criticism of the country's human rights record and joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. The statement specifically condemned the upcoming Freedom Edge trilateral exercise, scheduled for September 7 to 11, as a regional security threat. While US President Donald Trump recently ordered a reduction in the scale of the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, North Korean officials maintained that these exercises remain provocative. The DPRK official reaffirmed that the country's nuclear arsenal serves as an absolute guarantee for its sovereignty and security.
Why it matters
The rejection of diplomatic overtures and the commitment to nuclear expansion heighten security tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, impacting the stability of the Korean Peninsula and the strategic security of US allies Japan and South Korea.
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