North Korea declares denuclearization 'irreversibly concluded,' slams US-South Korea talks

North Korea has vehemently rejected the recent confirmation by the South Korea-U.S. Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) that denuclearization remains a shared objective. A spokesperson for North Korea's Foreign Ministry declared that denuclearization is a matter that has been "finally and irreversibly concluded."

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The denuclearization is a matter that has been finally and irreversibly concluded.

In a statement published via the Rodong Sinmun, the North Korean mouthpiece, the spokesperson asserted that the "futile anti-Republic rhetoric and nuclear threat coordination" by the U.S. and its allies cannot impact the country's irreversible status as a nuclear power. The statement further criticized the notion of disarming North Korea while the U.S. is allegedly "policy-making the use of nuclear weapons" against regional countries and plotting concrete execution plans.

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The futile anti-Republic rhetoric and nuclear threat coordination by the U.S. and its allies cannot impact the irreversible status of our nuclear possession.

North Korea argued that the U.S. is actively supplying advanced military equipment, including the latest air-to-air missiles, to South Korea and Japan, and is engaging in war-simulation exercises that presume nuclear weapon use. This, Pyongyang claims, "fully proves the reason and justification for us to devote ourselves more to strengthening our essential self-defense capabilities to guarantee national security."

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The fact that the U.S. is currently supplying various forms of military equipment, including the latest air-to-air missiles, to South Korea and Japan and is frenziedly engaging in war-simulation activities that presuppose nuclear use is sufficient proof of the reason and justification for us to devote ourselves more to strengthening our essential self-defense capabilities to guarantee national security.

The statement concluded by emphasizing that North Korea's pursuit of a "nuclear shield" is a legitimate process to deter external interference and threats, thereby guaranteeing national sovereignty and security, and ensuring regional peace and stability. The regime insisted that the U.S. and Japan cannot alter North Korea's current status as a nuclear power, and no one can revive the "denuclearization" that has been permanently lost to the tides of history.

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The nuclear shield we are building is a legitimate process to deter external interference and threats, guarantee the nation's sovereignty and security, and ensure regional peace and stability.