Kim Jong Un says he will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons, rejects future talks



News Kim Jong Un says he will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons, rejects future talks North Korea reveals new nuclear doctrine that says it may launch nuclear strike in response to ‘non-nuclear’ attacks Colin Zwirko \| Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Kim Jong Un speaks during a Supreme People's Assembly meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 9, 2022) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never again entertain denuclearization talks with foreign powers and will “never give up” nuclear weapons, state media reported Friday. In a defiant speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting in Pyongyang, Kim also dared the U.S. to keep up economic sanctions on his country for “a thousand years.” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never again entertain denuclearization talks with foreign powers and will “never give up” nuclear weapons, state media reported Friday. In a defiant speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting in Pyongyang, Kim also dared the U.S. to keep up economic sanctions on his country for “a thousand years.” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

News

Kim Jong Un says he will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons, rejects future talks

North Korea reveals new nuclear doctrine that says it may launch nuclear strike in response to ‘non-nuclear’ attacks

Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim September 9, 2022

Kim Jong Un says he will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons, rejects future talks

Kim Jong Un speaks during a Supreme People's Assembly meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Sept. 9, 2022)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will never again entertain denuclearization talks with foreign powers and will “never give up” nuclear weapons, state media reported Friday.

In a defiant speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting in Pyongyang, Kim also dared the U.S. to keep up economic sanctions on his country for “a thousand years.”

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

Kim Jong Un says he will ‘never give up’ nuclear weapons, rejects future talks

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Authors

Colin Zwirko

Jeongmin Kim

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by