NORTH KOREA DECLARES ITSELF TO BE A NUCLEAR-ARMED STATE

  • 09/09/2022

A law enacted by North Korea declares it to be a nuclear-armed state.

Kim Jong-un, the country's leader, described the choice as "irreversible" and ruled out the possibility of any denuclearization negotiations, the statement said.

The law also establishes the nation's right to defend itself with a nuclear first strike.

Pyongyang has carried out six nuclear tests between 2006 and 2017 despite severe sanctions.

 It has continued to advance its military capability - in breach of United Nations Security Council resolutions - to threaten its neighbours and potentially even bring the US mainland within striking range.

Mr Kim carried long-range launches and nuclear tests in 2019 following two headline-grabbing but inconclusive summits with then US president Donald Trump.

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