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North Korea tells UN its nuclear status is irreversible
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North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong used the United Nations General Debate to criticize outside military pressure, defend the country’s nuclear deterrent and call for UN reform. He said North Korea’s nuclear status could not be reversed.
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Kim Son Gyong delivered North Korea’s speech at the United Nations General Debate.
2 of 2 sources“The annual opportunity for the country ... to speak on the world stage fell this year to Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong.”
The North Korean speech contained no direct threats.
“It was, by Pyongyang's standards, a relatively mild speech that contained no direct threats.”