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'Denuclearization Off the Table': Kim Jong Un Vows to Forcefully Exercise Nuclear State Status
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced at a Workers' Party Central Committee meeting that Pyongyang will fully exercise its position as a nuclear weapons state to counter an unpredictable global security landscape. Blaming the U.S. and South Korea for escalating regional tensions, Kim rejected denuclearization talks and ordered an aggressive military expansion, including the construction of a 10,000-ton strategic guided-missile cruiser.
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by News Desk
2026-06-23
'Denuclearization Off the Table': Kim Jong Un Vows to Forcefully Exercise Nuclear State Status

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  • The Nuclear Mandate: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that thoroughly exercising the country’s position as a recognized nuclear weapons state is the "most correct and unique way" to navigate an increasingly volatile and unpredictable global security environment. Speaking at a high-level Central Committee meeting of the ruling Workers' Party that concluded on Monday, June 22, 2026, Kim asserted that Pyongyang would steadily expand and strengthen its strategic atomic arsenal to confidently counter external geopolitical threats.

  • Blaming Western 'Hegemony': In his address carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Kim lambasted the United States for driving bloodshed and violent confrontations across Europe and the Middle East, characterizing Western foreign policy as "gangster-like" greed. Turning to regional dynamics, the North Korean leader accused Washington and Seoul of pushing the Korean Peninsula to a dangerous flashpoint by systematically upgrading their combined nuclear posture through the bilateral Nuclear Consultative Group. Kim claimed these defense frameworks exist solely to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea.

  • Conventional Naval Power and Domestic Energy Shifts: While KCNA did not elaborate on specific tactical actions regarding the country's atomic stockpile, Kim issued direct executive commands to bolster North Korea's conventional deterrence. Most notably, he ordered the accelerated engineering and construction of a massive 10,000-ton strategic guided-missile cruiser to expand the country's blue-water naval footprint. Domestically, the Workers' Party meeting prioritized the heavy modernization of the state's coal industry and the redevelopment of mining communities. Experts pointed out that because coal remains North Korea’s primary internal energy resource, upgrading these mining networks is a critical strategic imperative to alleviate the country's chronic, systemic electricity shortages.
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