North Korea rejects denuclearization, calls US rhetoric ineffective

North Korea’s foreign ministry reiterated that its nuclear position is irreversible, stating "the issue of denuclearisation has been finally and irrevocably settled." The statement, conveyed by KCNA, condemned U.S. and allied rhetoric as meaningless and asserted that no dialogue could change the country’s status as a nuclear-armed state.

The remarks came after a three‑way meeting in Tokyo involving the United States, South Korea and Japan, where officials discussed extending South Korea’s uranium enrichment and spent‑fuel re‑processing to support nuclear‑powered submarines. North Korea’s response underscores the ongoing tension over the peninsula’s nuclear deterrence strategy.