North Korea has condemned a G7 joint statement on Pyongyang's nuclear program, threatening to strengthen its nuclear forces in both "quality and quantity."
North Korea's Foreign Ministry on March 17 denounced the G7 for opposing North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which Pyongyang argued was merely "fairly exercising its sovereign right" in the nuclear field. North Korea also accused the G7 itself of focusing on "illegal nuclear proliferation" by citing reasons such as nuclear sharing or providing extended deterrence.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (center) visits a nuclear material production facility at an undisclosed location on January 29, 2025.
North Korea stressed that its status as a nuclear state is stipulated in its constitution and will not change regardless of whether the outside world recognizes it. "We will strengthen our nuclear force in both quantity and quality to cope with the external nuclear threat," according to the North Korean Foreign Ministry.
The statements came after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in La Malbaie, Canada, on March 16. At the meeting, G7 countries called on North Korea to abandon its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, and condemned what they said was North Korea's military support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
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The G7 countries have yet to comment on the new statement from North Korea.
Also related to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Pyongyang warned on March 16 that it would wipe out all US reinforcements if armed conflict broke out in the region. The warning was issued after Washington deployed an additional squadron of modern F-35B stealth fighters to the air base in Iwakuni (Japan).
North Korea accused the US military moves of increasing the risk of nuclear war.
US officials have not commented on the new information but have repeatedly denied North Korea's accusations.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/trieu-tien-doa-tang-cuong-luc-luong-hat-nhan-ca-chat-lan-luong-185250317150837623.htm
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