North Korea Accuses US of Undermining Global Peace With Nuclear Expansion

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has issued a strong condemnation of the United States following remarks at a recent session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, where Washington described Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program as “illegal” and reiterated calls for “denuclearization.”

In a statement released on September 14 by the DPRK Permanent Mission to the UN Office and International Organizations in Vienna, Pyongyang accused the U.S. of committing a “grave political provocation” and pursuing a hostile policy aimed at undermining the country’s sovereignty and system. The statement insisted that the U.S. has “no intention to coexist” with the DPRK, and instead seeks to force it to abandon its constitutional status as a nuclear weapons state.

According to the mission, North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is an “inevitable option” that plays an essential role in safeguarding national sovereignty and ensuring strategic balance against the U.S., which it accused of pursuing an “anachronistic” agenda and reckless nuclear proliferation through extended deterrence, nuclear sharing with allies, and the transfer of nuclear submarine technology.

The statement also turned criticism toward the IAEA, warning the agency against “losing its independence and impartiality” by questioning Pyongyang’s nuclear status. The DPRK argued that since it has been outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for over three decades and enshrined nuclear weapons in its basic law, the IAEA has “no legal right or moral justification” to interfere in its affairs.

“The U.S. radical nuclear arms buildup and its hegemony-seeking nuclear policies pose the most serious threat to global peace and security,” the statement read, adding that if the IAEA were genuinely concerned about nuclear dangers, it should scrutinize Washington’s actions rather than those of Pyongyang.