This morning, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed that there will be no more wars because the country's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety and future despite constant external pressure and military threats.
The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim's remarks were spelled as he celebrated the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, which fell on July 27, with a reception for veteran.
The country developed nuclear weapons to win “absolute strength” to stave off another armed conflict, the North Koran leader said in a speech carried by KCNA, emphasizing the defensive nature of the programs.
“Now we are capable of defending ourselves in the face of any form of high intensity pressure and military threats from imperialist and hostile forces,” he said.
“Thanks to our reliable and effective self-defensive nuclear deterrent, there will no longer be war, and our country’s safety and future will be firmly guaranteed forever.”
The speech came at a time when talks aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs were halted in exchange for the easing of sanctions by Washington.
Kim had met with US President Donald Trump for the first time in 2018 in Singapore, and hopes were raised for a negotiated end to North Korea's nuclear threats. But their second summit, in 2019 in Vietnam, and subsequent working-level meetings collapsed.
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