North Korea's Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang-il stated on 17 September 2026 that US-led arms buildups justify expanding the country's nuclear arsenal. He reaffirmed North Korea's irreversible status as a nuclear weapons state.
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North Korea says US-led arms buildup justifies expanding nuclear force reuters.com
The country's vice defense minister said its status as a nuclear weapons state was irreversible and pledged to continue expanding its nuclear arsenal.
North Korea's Vice Defense Minister Kim Kang-il: The ceaseless nuclear arms buildup of the enemy states fully justifies the building of a solid nuclear shield of the DPRK. The DPRK status as a nuclear weapon state which has been legalized by the constitution of the state, its supreme law, is the line of no retreat.